叙事自我超越:在中年后期减少遗憾和增加接受
Hollen N Reischer1,2, Nathan G Couch2, Mya N Wright2
1Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Journal of personality
|March 24, 2025
概括
自我超越,一种连接的度量,在中年后期的生活故事叙述中增加,特别是在60-65岁之间. 这表明老年人越来越接受自己和生活满意度.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 自我超越,包括自我内外的联系,理论上认为随着年龄的增长而增加,但经验证据仍然是混合的.
- 这项纵向研究通过生命故事叙述的镜头,独特地检查了中年后期自我超越的变化.
研究的目的:
- 纵向研究中年后期自我超越的发展轨迹.
- 通过生活故事分析,探索叙事身份是否反映了自我超越的变化,而不是通过自我报告的措施来捕捉.
- 在不同的人口群体中检查这些轨迹的潜在变化.
主要方法:
- 纵向跟踪163名参与者的自我报告和叙事身份自我超越得分.
- 数据收集发生在参与者的年龄大约在56岁到64岁之间.
- 参与者的人口统计数据包括大多数女性,黑人和白人有很大比例,收入和教育水平的中位数表明社会经济稳定.
主要成果:
- 随着时间的推移,关闭和自我实现的叙事主题显著增加,特别是在60-65岁之间.
- 自我报告的自我超越得分在研究期间没有显著变化.
- 在不同种族的性别群体中发现了不同的自我超越轨迹,表明了非统一的发育模式.
结论:
- 中年后期提供了增强自我超越的机会,其特点是增加自我接受和生活满意度.
- 这项研究为中年后期发生的积极心理变化提供了强有力的经验支持.
- 生活故事的叙事方法有效地捕捉到复杂的个性结构,揭示了在这个生命阶段的黑人和白人成年人中自我认知的积极转变和减少后悔.
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