The Influence of Conversations, Through Transformational Growth, on Narrative Identity and Well-being

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2010
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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The objective of this experimental study is to determine the impact of conversations between 81 same-sex friend pairs on the levels of transformational growth displayed in narratives about the event, and their overall well-being, two weeks later. Each participant designated a recent, positive or negative event, after which the friend pairs engaged in a 10-minute conversation in which one participant either spoke about their event or about a control topic. Although the experimental condition had no direct impact on the narrative or well-being measures (p < .05), the results indicated that extraversion moderated the effects of experimental condition on well-being. The implications of these findings in the context of the literature as well as the limitations of the study are discussed.
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