Identity development in cultural context: The role of deviating from master narratives

The great majority of research on identity and personality development has focused on individual processes of development, to the relative neglect of the cultural context of development. We employ a recently articulated framework for the examination of identity development in context, centered on the construct of master narratives, or culturally shared stories.Across four studies, we asked emerging and midlife adults (N = 512) to narrate...