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

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, M age = 34.09, SD age... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Dierdorp, Nadischa Helena
Vanderveren, Elien
Hallford, David John
Hermans, Dirk
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: PLOS ONE ; volume 18, issue 6, page e0287935 ; ISSN 1932-6203
Verlag/Hrsg.: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Schlagwörter: Multidisciplinary
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287935

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, M age = 34.09, SD age = 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 of the items varied between .67 and .96. Moreover, the ANIQ-NL subscales showed good to excellent internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alphas ranging from .86 to .96. Furthermore, higher levels of perceived autobiographical memory coherence were found to be significantly correlated to lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. The ANIQ-NL was determined to be a valid and reliable tool to measure narrative identity awareness and perceived narrative coherence. Future research could utilise the ANIQ-NL to further investigate the role of narrative identity in psychological well-being.