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    The link between emerging adult's narrative identity and positive development
    (2018-07) Aytuğlu, Hasan Alp; Dost Gözkan, Ayfer; Dost Gözkan, Ayfer; Kafescioğlu, Nilüfer; Küntay, A.; Department of Psychology; Aytuğlu, Hasan Alp
    The present study aims to examine the links between the components of narrative identity, positive development indices, cultural self-construals and motivation activation among Turkish emerging adults. Emerging adults' turning-point life stories that include parental interactions were assessed for causal coherence (or developmental consequentiality) and thematic coherence to examine their connections with positive youth development indices (caring, character, confidence, competence, and connection; 5Cs). The study also examined whether cultural self-construals (autonomous and relational self-construals) and motivational dispositions (appetitive or aversive orientations) were linked with narrative identity and positive development indices. In the study, a total of 91 participants (48 females, 42 males, 1 other) aged between 18 and 29 (Mage = 23.01, SD= .52) partook in a face to face life story interview. Before the interview, participants completed a computer-assisted questionnaire which assessed positive development indices, self-construals, and motivational activation systems. Results showed no significant difference in the causal coherence across event narrative contexts (mother, father, and neutral). On the other hand, thematic coherence was lower in father-related event narratives as compared to neutral contexts. Results of path analysis revealed that higher levels of causal coherence in narratives were associated with low levels of caring, competence, confidence, and connection. Also, higher levels of thematic coherence were linked to higher levels of competence, confidence, and connection. Furthermore, to investigate whether cultural-self clusters differ from each other across 5Cs and narrative indices, and if motivational disposition clusters differ from each other across 5Cs and narrative indices, we conducted cluster analysis. The analyses resulted in three meaningfully separate cultural-self clusters (Highly related-lower autonomous group, Highly autonomous-lower relatedness group, and Autonomy-relatedness group) and motivational disposition clusters (Extroverted, Introverted and Amotivated). The Highly related-lower autonomy group scored higher in character than the Autonomy-relatedness group. The Highly related-lower autonomy group scored higher in caring than both the Autonomy-relatedness group and the Highly autonomous-lower relatedness group. The Highly related-lower autonomy group scored higher in connection than both the Autonomy-relatedness group and the Highly autonomous-lower relatedness group. Other comparisons did not yield statistically significant results.