The narrative reconstruction of psychotherapy and psychological health

被引:108
作者
Adler, Jonathan M. [1 ]
Skalina, Lauren M. [1 ]
McAdams, Dan P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Dept Psychol, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
关键词
process research; outcome research; qualitative research methods; narrative; identity;
D O I
10.1080/10503300802326020
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
When people complete psychotherapy, they carry the story of the experience with them. This retrospective reconstruction serves several psychological purposes, including contributing to narrative identity and influencing the maintenance of therapeutic gains after termination. Based on a prior qualitative investigation of therapy narratives (Adler McAdams, 2007a), a new sample of 104 former clients wrote about their psychotherapy after treatment end. Quantitative analyses indicated that the retrospective narratives of participants high in subjective well-being focused on the protagonist's agency in struggling with a discrete problem. In addition, the narratives of participants high in ego development described a coherent story of growth. These findings suggest that the stories clients construct about psychotherapy reliably vary depending on their psychological health.
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页码:719 / 734
页数:16
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