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Humans are natural storytellers. We make sense of our world and ourselves through stories. Stories help us understand the values and expectations of our families, communities, and cultures. They especially help us understand ourselves! The Narrative Lab is particularly interested in a certain kind of story linked to personal identity and psychological health, called narrative identity<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrative identity is the evolving, internal \u201cstory of self\u201d humans use to make sense of how they came to be the people they are and are becoming. Most narrative identity researchers believe everyone has a narrative identity, and we can study narrative identity in order to better understand parts of the lived experience<\/em> that may not be accessible through other psychological research methods. Researching the lived experience\u2014or how individual people actually experience, know, and make meaning of their own lives\u2014is crucial to deepening psychological science and advancing equity and dignity for all persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Narrative Lab draws on narrative identity theory, qualitative and quantitative methods, and person-centered, community-engaged research approaches to conduct a diverse range of research, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n