Thomas Nicole Maria, Hofer Jan, Kranz Dirk
Department of Developmental Psychology, Trier University, Trier, Germany.
J Pers. 2022 Jun;90(3):476-489. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12678. Epub 2021 Oct 18.
This pilot study examined the effects of a newly developed intergenerational program on self-concept clarity (SCC) of adolescent participants.
In 12 encounter groups, 58 secondary school students and 50 nursing home residents shared their life stories and discussed existential questions about life (e.g., important values in life, how to deal with failure and regret). The life story encounter program (LSEP) is based on the dyadic Life Story Interview and was expanded into a group format consisting of ten 90-min sessions. SCC was measured with the SCC Scale before, shortly after, and three months after the end of the LSEP.
Analyses suggest that adolescent LSEP participants' SCC improved compared to a control group (no LSEP participation). Findings also indicate that increases in SCC were associated with LSEP participants' extraversion and agreeableness.
The LSEP is a promising program for fostering SCC in adolescence. Implications for the application of the LSEP are discussed.
本试点研究考察了一项新开发的代际项目对青少年参与者自我概念清晰度（SCC）的影响。
在12个交流小组中，58名中学生和50名养老院居民分享了他们的生活故事，并讨论了关于生活的存在性问题（例如，生活中的重要价值观、如何应对失败和遗憾）。生活故事交流项目（LSEP）基于二元生活故事访谈，并扩展为一种小组形式，包括十个90分钟的环节。在LSEP开始前、结束后不久以及结束三个月后，使用SCC量表对SCC进行测量。
分析表明，与对照组（未参与LSEP）相比，参与LSEP的青少年的SCC有所改善。研究结果还表明，SCC的提高与LSEP参与者的外向性和宜人性有关。
LSEP是一个在青少年时期培养SCC的有前景的项目。讨论了LSEP的应用意义。
