Narrative identity construction as a goal-oriented endeavor: Reframing the issue of “big vs. small” story research

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-113

  Schachter, Elli P ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

autobiography; goal oriented psychology; identity; narrative identity; small stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951917192     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354309358121     Document Type: Article

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