We propose an interdisciplinary developmental model of narrative redemption. Although redemption is one of the most thoroughly studied constructs in the narrative identity literature, research to date has not sufficiently addressed the qualitative structures of redemption, which in turn has led to a lack of attention to the developmental functions that redemption serves in different periods of the life span. Based on a review of existing perspectives on redemption across a variety of disciplines, we propose 2 forms of redemption – return and emergent – that correspond to the dual functions of the life story – stability and change. These forms of redemption also interact with the thematic focus of the narrative, which constitutes the second component of our model. Namely, narratives may emphasize either situation themes or identity themes. We use this revised conceptualization of the structures of redemption to explore the developmental functions of redemption, both theoretically and through narrative examples. We conclude that redemption is an autobiographical tool that can be adapted for different psychosocial functions across the life span.
Human Development

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重温救赎：叙事救赎功能的终生发展历程

我们提出了叙事救赎的跨学科发展模型。尽管救赎是叙事身份文献中最深入研究的结构之一，但迄今为止的研究还不足以解决救赎的质性结构，从而导致人们对救赎在不同时期所发挥的发展功能缺乏关注。寿命。基于对跨学科救赎的现有观点的回顾，我们提出了两种赎回形式–归还和紧急救助–对应于生活故事的双重功能–稳定和改变。这些形式的救赎还与叙事的主题重点互动，这构成了我们模型的第二个组成部分。即，叙事可以强调情境主题或身份主题。我们使用对赎回结构的修订后的概念化，从理论上和通过叙述示例来探索赎回的发展功能。我们得出的结论是，赎回是一种自传工具，可以在整个生命周期中适应不同的社会心理功能。
人类发展