2019
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/z4uaq
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Lives as Collections of Strands: An Essay in Descriptive Psychology

Abstract: In this article (in press, Perspectives in Psychological Science) I generalize the notion of multiple self-aspects to create a descriptive framework in which lives are partitioned into containers of activities called strands. Strands are nearly-decomposable life-modules, structured, stable, and concurrent longitudinal streams of extended duration whose momentary cross-sections constitute self- aspects. They are differentiated by five features: (a) the person’s role, (b) the cast, (c) the setting, (d) norms and… Show more

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“…To give one example of where descriptive and interdisciplinary research has been effectively deployed, we are now reaching a point where groups of authors drawing similar conclusions concerning everyday technology usage (e.g., Andrews et al, 2015;Ellis, 2019;Ellis, Davidson, Shaw, et al, 2019;Orben et al, 2019;Orben & Przybylski, 2019b, 2019a. In this instance, technological developments can contribute alongside theory in this respect as our understanding of how technology shapes people and society (Baddeley, 2018;Kubovy, 2019). Descriptive work like this can also better sit alongside dynamic and fast-paced technologies that change and adapt; Facebook when it first launched is extremely different to Facebook of 2020, similarly our smartphones are extremely different from the original 'brick' mobile phones.…”
Section: Exploratory and Descriptive Approachesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To give one example of where descriptive and interdisciplinary research has been effectively deployed, we are now reaching a point where groups of authors drawing similar conclusions concerning everyday technology usage (e.g., Andrews et al, 2015;Ellis, 2019;Ellis, Davidson, Shaw, et al, 2019;Orben et al, 2019;Orben & Przybylski, 2019b, 2019a. In this instance, technological developments can contribute alongside theory in this respect as our understanding of how technology shapes people and society (Baddeley, 2018;Kubovy, 2019). Descriptive work like this can also better sit alongside dynamic and fast-paced technologies that change and adapt; Facebook when it first launched is extremely different to Facebook of 2020, similarly our smartphones are extremely different from the original 'brick' mobile phones.…”
Section: Exploratory and Descriptive Approachesmentioning
confidence: 99%