| Título |
Diaries as Technologies for Sense-making and Self-transformation in Times of Vulnerability |
| Autores |
BERNAL MARCOS, MARCOS JOSÉ, Zittoun, Tania , Gillespie, Alex |
| Publicación externa |
No |
| Medio |
INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE |
| Alcance |
Article |
| Naturaleza |
Científica |
| Cuartil JCR |
4 |
| Cuartil SJR |
1 |
| Web |
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85151520510&doi=10.1007%2fs12124-023-09765-0&partnerID=40&md5=fb675acbb8414c624d137dfa390db523 |
| Fecha de publicacion |
01/06/2024 |
| ISI |
000962647000001 |
| Scopus Id |
2-s2.0-85151520510 |
| DOI |
10.1007/s12124-023-09765-0 |
| Abstract |
Diaries have been generally understood as "windows" on sense-making processes when studying life ruptures. In this article, we draw on Michel Foucault\'s conceptualization of self-writing as a "technology of the self" and on sociocultural psychology to propose that diaries are not "windows" but technologies that aid in the sense-making. Concretely, we analyzed three non-exhaustive and non-exclusive uses of diary writing in times of vulnerability: (1) imagination of the future and preparation to encounter difficulties; (2) distancing from one\'s own experience; and (3) creating personal commitments. Our longitudinal data comprised three public online diaries written over more than twenty years, belonging to three anonymous individuals selected from a database of more than 400 diaries. We analyzed these three diaries by iterating between qualitative and quantitative analysis. We conclude that: (1) beyond their expressive dimension, diaries are technologies that support the sense-making process, but not without difficulties; (2) diaries form a self-generated space for dialogue with oneself in which the diarist also becomes aware of the social nature of her life story; (3) diaries are not only technologies for the Socratic "know thyself" but also technologies to work on oneself, especially in terms of the personal perspective on the past or the future; and (4) the practice of diary writing goes beyond sense-making towards personal development and the desire to transform one\'s life trajectory. |
| Palabras clave |
Diaries; Sense-making; Technologies of the self; Vulnerability; Life course |
| Miembros de la Universidad Loyola |
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