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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Psychopathology

Background:

  • Lysaker and Lysaker's dialogical self theory is a framework for understanding self-disruption in schizophrenia.
  • This theory can be enhanced by integrating a discursive and social constructionist model of self.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the utility of Harr's discursive model for analyzing self-construction in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.
  • To compare the insights gained from Harr's model with those from Lysaker and Lysaker's dialogical model.

Main Methods:

  • Discourse analysis of semi-structured interview transcripts from eight participants with schizophrenia.
  • Focus on subject positioning within participants' talk to identify self-construction.

Main Results:

  • Harr's theory and discourse analysis identified more subtle and nuanced self-constructions than the dialogical model.
  • Participants' self-constructions aligned with Harr's self1, self2, and self3 subject positions.
  • Current narrative-focused methods may overlook certain self-constructions in schizophrenia.

Conclusions:

  • Harr's model offers a more sensitive approach to recognizing diverse self-constructions in schizophrenia.
  • There is a need for models of self that acknowledge varying levels of visibility in talk.
  • The findings advocate for the recognition of a broader spectrum of self-construction in schizophrenia.