Psychobiographical trends: Untold stories and international voices in the context of social change

Objective This article describes the increase of publications in the area of psychobiography, thereby analysing the trends in the articles published in the special issue on psychobiography and social agency and activism. It further highlights the specific approaches taken by autobiographers who writ...

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Published in:Journal of personality 2023-02, Vol.91 (1), p.262-265
Main Author: Mayer, Claude‐Hélène
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
extraordinary individuals
Humans
minorities
Original
psychobiography
social activism
social agency
Social Change
Social impact
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Summary:Objective This article describes the increase of publications in the area of psychobiography, thereby analysing the trends in the articles published in the special issue on psychobiography and social agency and activism. It further highlights the specific approaches taken by autobiographers who write psychobiographical accounts of extraordinary individuals and “everyday heroes” in their attempt of creating social impact in specific socio‐cultural groups, societies or even on a global level. Method This is a conceptional article which comments on the trends presented in this special issue. Results This article presents a discussion of the special issue and its impact. Conclusions New trends in psychobiography are discussed and show the way forward for psychobiography.
ISSN:0022-3506
1467-6494
DOI:10.1111/jopy.12771