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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Narrative identity, or one's life story, is increasingly studied for its link to well-being.
  • Existing research suggests a unique association between narrative identity and psychological health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether the association between narrative identity and well-being holds when controlling for emotional valence and autobiographical memory.
  • To examine the predictive power of narrative identity components (agency, communion) versus general memory experience on well-being.

Main Methods:

  • 235 participants wrote their life story and completed well-being and autobiographical memory questionnaires.
  • Life stories were coded for narrative identity variables like agency and communion.
  • Statistical analyses controlled for emotional valence and general autobiographical memory experience.

Main Results:

  • The unique association between narrative identity and well-being diminished significantly after controlling for emotional valence and general autobiographical memory.
  • General autobiographical memory experience emerged as a strong predictor of well-being, whereas agency and communion showed limited predictive power.
  • Agency predicted only one well-being variable, and communion predicted none.

Conclusions:

  • The findings challenge the notion of an incremental contribution of narrative identity to well-being when other factors are considered.
  • Emotional valence and general autobiographical memory are crucial factors influencing the narrative identity-well-being link.
  • Narrative identity may not be a robust standalone outcome measure in psychological interventions without accounting for these variables.