Narrative Identity

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233-238

  McAdams, Dan P ^a   McLean, Kate C ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; development; life stories; narrative identity; self

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878752192     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721413475622     Document Type: Article

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