An examination of trauma narratives: Narrative rumination, self‐reflection, and identity in young adulthood

Introduction Trauma has the potential to challenge the self and identity development in ways unlike other personal experiences and, undoubtedly, necessitates meaning‐making. The purpose of this study is to expand understanding of how young adults make meaning of traumatic experiences and how those processes, either adaptive self‐reflection, meaning‐making, or narrative rumination, relate to identity development. Methods Using qualitative methods...