Reflecting on a Difficult Life

Autor:	Andrea V. Breen, Becky Wood, Kate C. McLean
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Autobiographical memory Behavior change Agency (sociology) Developmental and Educational Psychology Self-concept Juvenile delinquency Meaning-making Narrative Narrative identity Psychology Social psychology Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Adolescent Research. 28:431-452
ISSN:	1552-6895 0743-5584
DOI:	10.1177/0743558413484355
Popis:	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.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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