"Intricate Lettings Out and Lettings In": Listener Scaffolding of Narrative Identity in Newly Dating Romantic Partners

Self and Identity

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-230

  Jennings, Lauren E ^a   Pasupathi, Monisha ^b   McLean, Kate C ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Conversations; Narrative identity; Romantic partners

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892784783     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2013.786203     Document Type: Article

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