Envisioning a Hopeful Future Despite Schizophrenia: The Role of Self‐Concept Clarity and Narrative Identity
Majse Lind, Ragnhild Svendsen, Kristina Flesjø, Kristine Kahr Nilsson · 2026
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Majse Lind, Ragnhild Svendsen, Kristina Flesjø, and Kristine Nilsson explore why some people with schizophrenia still feel hope for the future while others do not. Their 2026 study starts from the view that the illness often unsettles a person's sense of self. A clear sense of self may shape how the future looks.
One hundred thirty adults with the illness took part. The team measured how clear each person's self-view felt and coded the life stories they told about their future. Both a clear self-view and a richer story about the future went with stronger hope. A clear self-view alone shaped whether people felt the diagnosis would rule their future. The authors discuss how this may aid recovery work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Majse Lind, Ragnhild Svendsen, Kristina Flesjø, Kristine Kahr Nilsson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |