In this paper we propose a model for examining personal identity development that moves
attention from a relatively exclusive examination of the individual to an examination of the …

Background Narratives of recovery from mental health distress have played a central role in
the establishment of the recovery paradigm within mental health policy and practice. As use …

We are in the midst of a global transition in which digital “screens” are no longer simply
entertainment devices and distractions; rather, adolescents are currently living in a hybrid …

How do we as Americans define our identities? How do our stories represent who we are-
our successes, our failures, our past, our future? Stories of redemption are some of the most …

Autobiographical memory is a uniquely human form of memory that integrates individual
experiences of self with cultural frames for understanding identities and lives. In this review …

This chapter brings together the best research being done in personality psychology today
on personal narratives and the life story. A key concept in much of this work is narrative …

This article presents a tripartite model of identity that integrates cognitive, social, and cultural
levels of analysis in a multimethod framework. With a focus on content, structure, and …

This article is focused on the growing empirical emphasis on connections between narrative
and self-development. The authors propose a process model of self-development in which …

Identity integration is one of the foundational theoretical concepts in Erikson's (1968) theory
of lifespan development. However, the topic is understudied relative to its theoretical and …

The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the
development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking …