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The research aims to validate the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation (NISE) scale in Japan and explore its connections with subjective well-being and narrative identity characteristics.

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Validating the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale in Japan: Links with Subjective Well-Being and Content-Coded Narrative Identity

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KHKai HatanoOsaka Prefecture University SHShogo HiharaMatsuyama University KSKazumi SugimuraHiroshima University

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Randomized trial validates the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation scale, indicating its relevance for subjective well-being and narrative identity.

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The research aims to validate the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation (NISE) scale in Japan and explore its connections with subjective well-being and narrative identity characteristics.
Conducted two studies involving 1,500 participants in Study 1 and 90 in Study 2.
Utilized confirmatory factor analysis to assess the NISE's structure and path analysis for relationships with subjective well-being.
Applied multiple regression analyses to examine associations between NISE scores and content-coded narratives.
Confirmed the NISE's four-factor structure within the Japanese context (autobiographical reasoning, desire for structure, positive themes, narrative disturbance).
Positive themes correlated with greater subjective well-being (effect size not specified) and self-concept clarity, while narrative disturbance was linked to poorer subjective well-being.
Identified unique associations between the positive themes subscale and narrative identity variables, including emotional valence and growth.

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Hatano et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6850fb2845b684d16f0125 https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2026.2704017

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Randomized trial validates the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation scale, indicating its relevance for subjective well-being and narrative identity.

Validating the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale in Japan: Links with Subjective Well-Being and Content-Coded Narrative Identity

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Validating the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale in Japan: Links with Subjective Well-Being and Content-Coded Narrative Identity

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