ABSTRACT This study investigates the nature of narrating experiences of difficult life events among Swedish young adults. We use the master narrative cultural framework to understand how narratives of difficult experiences are told. Building on extant work on the importance of the narration of difficult life events for identity and wellbeing, we examine how these stories are narrated in the Swedish context in relation to well-being. Identity narratives about life challenges were collected from 116 participants (Mage = 33.28, SD = .54, n = 58 women). Employing an open-exploratory approach, four equally prevalent emotional sequences were found: redemptive sequencing, neutral/vague sequencing, a combination of positive and negative sequencing, and negative sequencing. No differences were found in the use of the first three emotional sequences for well-being, but the negative sequencing was generally associated with poorer well-being. This study shows that there are several ways to narrate difficult experiences in the Swedish context, and sheds light on how culture informs narrative identity.

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Ta Det Onda Med Det Goda（接受好坏相随）——瑞典艰难经历身份叙事的文化框架

摘要 本研究调查了瑞典年轻人对困难生活事件的叙述经历的性质。我们使用主叙事文化框架来理解如何讲述艰难经历的叙事。基于现有的关于讲述困难生活事件对身份和幸福的重要性的研究，我们研究了这些故事在瑞典语境中如何与幸福相关的叙述。从 116 名参与者（法师 = 33.28，SD = .54，n = 58 名女性）中收集了有关生活挑战的身份叙述。采用开放式探索方法，发现了四种同样普遍的情绪序列：救赎排序、中性/模糊排序、阳性和阴性排序的组合以及阴性排序。前三个情绪序列用于幸福感没有发现差异，但负面序列通常与较差的幸福感有关。这项研究表明，在瑞典语境中可以通过多种方式讲述艰难经历，并阐明文化如何影响叙事身份。