Life Script Events and Autobiographical Memories of Important Life Story Events in Mexico, Greenland, China, and Denmark
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2016.11.007
Abstract: The aim of this study was to test the cultural life script theory across four different cultures. We collected life scripts from 606 middle-aged and older adult participants in Mexico, Greenland, China, and Denmark, and… read more here.
Keywords: life scripts; autobiographical memories; life script; life ... See more keywords
The development of past and future life stories in adolescence: Overall emotional tone, coherence and life script events.
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DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12691
Abstract: Research has shown that identity in adolescence takes the shape of a coherent life story that integrates the past with the present self and provides meaning and purpose in the person's life. One stable feature… read more here.
Keywords: life stories; emotional tone; future life; life script ... See more keywords
Beliefs About Transitional Events: The Effect of Experience and Life-Script Consistency
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727524
Abstract: The present study examined the beliefs about two types of important life transitions: transitions that are consistent with the cultural life script (e.g., getting married) and transitions that diverge from it (e.g., relocating). Data were… read more here.
Keywords: beliefs transitional; events effect; script; transitional events ... See more keywords