Narrative means to manage responsibility in life narratives across adolescence

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  De Silveira, Cybèle ^a   Habermas, Tilmann ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

adolescence; narrative grading of responsibility; narrative identity development; narrative responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LIFE EVENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NARRATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251607603     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2010.503254     Document Type: Article

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