We are all storytellers. We tell stories in a variety of settings, to a variety of audiences, and for a variety of reasons. We tell structured stories about personal experiences—narratives—as a means of understanding the past, constructing identities, and communicating ourselves to others. Drawing on social psychological literature on narratives, identities, and autobiographical memories, this study examines the construction, recitation, and evaluation of 28 World War II veterans’ narratives. Findings indicate cultural influences in the ways these veterans constructed their war stories, the ways they constructed meanings about their war experiences, and the ways they constructed their identities in relation to those experiences.

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我的战时自我：第二次世界大战叙事中的意义建构

我们都是讲故事的人。我们出于各种原因，以各种不同的背景，不同的受众群体讲述故事。我们讲一些关于个人经历的结构化故事（叙事），以了解过去，构建身份并与他人交流。本研究利用有关叙事，身份和自传体记忆的社会心理学文献，研究了28位二战退伍军人叙事的建构，背诵和评估。调查结果表明，这些退伍军人如何构建战争故事，如何构建有关战争经历的意义以及如何建立与经历相关的身份的文化影响。