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Date Permissions Signed
7-17-2016
Date of Award
Summer 2016
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
McLean, Kate C.
Second Advisor
Lehman, Barbara J.
Third Advisor
Hyman, Ira E.
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to broaden research on how narrative processes relate to well-being by examining narratives of an ongoing challenge in a novel context - living with a chronic health problem- as narrative researchers have focused primarily on discrete past events. By studying self-defining illness memories of a sample of midlife adults living with chronic health problems, I was able to examine the relation between narrative processes and well-being in the context of an ongoing event. Results indicate, as hypothesized, that both positive resolution and agency were associated with well-being. However, in contrast to my hypothesis, the narrative processes did not mediate the relation between physical health and well-being. These findings have implications both for the study of narrative processes as well as for individuals living with chronic health problems.
Type
Text
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/rfas-7m95
Publisher
Western Washington University
OCLC Number
953833691
Subject – LCSH
Narrative inquiry (Research method); Narrative therapy; Identity (Psychology); Chronic diseases--Psychological aspects; Well-being--Psychological aspects
Format
application/pdf
Genre/Form
masters theses
Language
English
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Recommended Citation
Shucard, Hannah, "Narrative Processes and Well-being in the Context of Chronic Illness" (2016). WWU Graduate School Collection. 518.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/518