Reflecting on a Difficult Life: Narrative Construction in Vulnerable Adolescents  

Oleh:

McLean, Kate C. ; Wood, Becky ; Breen, Andrea V.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Adolescent Research (http://jar.sagepub.com/) vol. 28 no. 4 (Jul. 2013), page 431-452.
Topik: narrative identity; delinquency; master narratives; meaning-making; agency
Fulltext: JAR_28_04_431.pdf (648.17KB)

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We examined narrative processes of identity development as they related to desistance from delinquent behavior in a sample of vulnerable adolescents. Building on a robust theoretical and empirical foundation in the field of narrative identity, we examined processes of meaning-making and agency in relation to desistance. Thirty-one adolescents were interviewed to elicit commonly studied autobiographical memories (e.g., turning points, self-defining memories). Interviews were coded for meaning-making and agency. Results showed that desistance was related to agency, but not meaning-making, which was related to higher numbers of past delinquent behaviors. Results are interpreted in terms of the possibilities for desistance and growth from a narrative perspective and are situated within a structural and cultural perspective on the development of vulnerable youth.

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