Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Memory. 2012;20(7):667-81. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2012.693934. Epub 2012 Jun 20.
The present study examined the coherence of low- and high-point life-event narratives among adolescents (aged between 12 and 21 years) and their psychological functioning in terms of well-being and prosocial behaviour. The results showed robust age-related increases in narrative coherence. Age and gender significantly moderated the associations between narrative coherence and psychological functioning. Specifically, higher levels of coherence were significantly associated with prosocial behaviour only for older adolescents. Higher levels of narrative coherence were also associated with lower levels of well-being among adolescent boys, but not among adolescent girls. Results are discussed in terms of why coherent life-event narratives may not be linked to benefits for younger adolescents and for boys, and how low- and high-point life events both contribute to identity construction.
本研究考察了青少年（12 至 21 岁）的低、高点生活事件叙述的连贯性及其在幸福感和亲社会行为方面的心理功能。结果显示，叙述的连贯性随年龄的增长而显著增强。年龄和性别显著调节了叙述连贯性与心理功能之间的关系。具体而言，较高的连贯性水平仅与年龄较大的青少年的亲社会行为显著相关。较高的叙述连贯性水平也与青少年男孩的幸福感水平较低相关，但与青少年女孩无关。结果从为什么连贯的生活事件叙述可能与年龄较小的青少年和男孩无关，以及低、高点生活事件如何共同促进身份构建的角度进行了讨论。
