Narrative concepts, spiritually based communities: Strengths and future development

Matón, Kenneth I.

doi:10.1002/1520-6629(200009)28:5<529::aid-jcop6>3.0.co;2-2

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“…Narratives frequently consist of founders' tales or accounts featuring a historical account of the setting (Humphreys, 2000;Rappaport, 2000;Sarason, 1972;Stuber, 2000). Within the agency studied here, the origins tale, or the oral account of how the agency began, clearly met the criteria for a narrative in being a coherent, frequently rehearsed, collectively agreedupon story of "who we are" (Maton, 2000). And its themes, as understood early in the research process, did address the agency's consumer-as-provider identity.…”

Section: Development Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Community narratives exist in reciprocal relationship with the identities of individual members (Maton, 2000) and this process can explain both individual transformations and social change. An individual "story," representing an individual's cognitive representation of events that is unique to that person and constitutes that person's personal identity (Mankowski & Rappaport, 2000), shapes and is shaped by the "narrative," or shared story common to the members of a group, sometimes termed social identity.…”

Section: Community Narrative As Theoretical Framementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of importance for this study, community narrative profoundly affects the functioning of that community and does so by defining community membership, securing commitment to community goals, and creating group cohesion (Maton, 2000). A community narrative thus acts as an organizational resource, operating much like the kind of ethos or ideology that has been found to improve performance and outcomes in settings such as schools (Sarason & Klaber, 1985) and human service organizations (Cherniss, 1980).…”

Section: Community Narrative As Theoretical Framementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The investigator could not a priori, however, be certain that the agency had a narrative with the force of those found in the spiritually-based communities studied to date (e.g., Maton, 2000). Nor could the investigator be certain that the agency's narrative addressed the location of the agency within the mental health system or otherwise offered solutions to the potential identity conflicts facing a consumer-run agency so located.…”

Section: Development Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Defining Location in the Mental Health System: A Case Study of a Consumer-Run Agency

Felton

2005

American Journal of Community Psychology

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In this ethnographic study of a mental health service agency staffed by "consumers," or fellow "recipients" of services for serious mental illness, the concept of community narrative provides the framework for examining how such an agency preserves its consumer identity while providing services dictated by the established service system. Locating the agency's narrative in its "origins tale," analysis revealed five principles comprising the agency's identity: a normalizing view of mental illness, a commitment to helping, a dual-valued understanding of the mental health system, and beliefs in recovery and in the significance of employment as a criterion for recovery. Predicted consequences of narrative functioning emerged in social climate and staff expressions of cohesion and commitment. The local meaning of these narrative themes reveals the agency's view of the consumer element in its work and its solution to the dilemma of being both inside and outside of the mental health system.

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Section: Development Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Community Narrative As Theoretical Framementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Community Narrative As Theoretical Framementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Development Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Defining Location in the Mental Health System: A Case Study of a Consumer-Run Agency

Felton

2005

American Journal of Community Psychology

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“…Murray, 2003). Maton (2000) argues that a narrative approach can provide information about the culture of the setting, its impact on members, and the mechanisms by which the different settings exert influence over members. Therefore, a narrative approach can capture the reciprocal relationship between individuals and society and the multi-layers of analysis of a phenomenon (Mankowski & Rappaport, 2000;Rappaport, 1995;Salzer, 1998).…”

Section: The Contribution Of Qualitative Research Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

Ng¹,

Fisher²

2011

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While the literature demonstrates that the relationship between religion and wellbeing is generally positive, detailed information about the context where the religion is based is rarely given. Drawing on multi-dimensional perspectives of spirituality, the present study regards spirituality as an integral dimension of a person's religious beliefs, practices and experiences within a given context. The manifestation of spirituality can be viewed from personal, interpersonal and social dimensions. The primary objective of the study is to examine whether, how and why the spirituality and religious community of Protestant tradition can affect the well-being of people in the context of Hong Kong.In the first phase of the study, 324 Chinese from four Protestant communities, representing four major kinds of Protestant spirituality, and one non-religious comparison group in Hong Kong were recruited. MANOVA results showed that religious community exerted a significant impact on people's spirituality and sense of community, which enhance their well-being -manifested in life satisfaction, social trust and civic participation. The different religious contexts exhibited different dimensions of spirituality and well-being, suggesting that the impact is not only direct but also dependent on and intertwined with the religious setting. Path analyses demonstrated the complex relationship between spirituality and well-being variables. While some of the spirituality-related variables may directly predict civic participation, the relationship between such variables and life satisfaction and social trust are mainly mediated through mental health and sense of community.The second phase of the study incorporated a field study (participant observation, interview and documentary analysis). Activity setting analysis was used as the interpretive framework, to unpack the elements of the various religious settings and to identify the present and absent conditions that help explain the variety and diversity of well-being outcomes manifested in the survey section. The data showed that immediate religious settings affect people's emotions, cognitions and behavioural patterns, through relational, ideational and even material aspects of the social environment, which finally lead to various kinds of well-being. Results also demonstrate that not only may the different religious settings enhance different kinds of well-being, but that they also provide different pathways to enhance a certain kind of well-being. These findings iii suggest that religious impacts on people's well-being are diverse and intricate. The present study thus confirms the important role of religion in people's well-being, but further signifies the intricate relationship between the various dimensions of religion and well-being. Moreover, when studying the effects of religion, both the subjective and the community context of a person's spirituality cannot be overlooked when drawing any conclusion on the costs and benefits of religion. iv v

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Narrative Communities on Social Networks and the Roles of Legacy Media in Them: The Case of User Complaints in Russian Regions

Nigmatullina

Bodrunova

Polyakov

et al. 2023

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Narrative concepts, spiritually based communities: Strengths and future development

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Defining Location in the Mental Health System: A Case Study of a Consumer-Run Agency

Defining Location in the Mental Health System: A Case Study of a Consumer-Run Agency

Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

Narrative Communities on Social Networks and the Roles of Legacy Media in Them: The Case of User Complaints in Russian Regions

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