A validation of the Dutch version of the Awareness of Narrative Identity Questionnaire (ANIQ-NL).

ABSTRACT: Individuals build a narrative identity through the construction of an internalised, unfolding life story based on significant autobiographical memories. The current study validated a Dutch version of the Awareness of Narrative Identity Questionnaire (ANIQ-NL), which assesses how aware individuals are of having a narrative identity as well as their perception of the global coherence within their autobiographical memories, specifically, in terms of temporal ordering, causal connections and thematic integration. The questionnaire was administered to 541 adults (65.1% female, Mage = 34.09, SDage = 15.04, age range = 18-75). The results of a confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence for a four-factor structure, consisting of awareness and the three coherence subscales. The factor loadings

SUBMITTER: Dierdorp NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10298777 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature