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Narrativ identitet: En studie kring studenters narrativa identitet i relation till studentengagemang

Bojestig, Anna LU and Lundberg Winding, Nikolai LU (2026) PSYK12 20252
Department of Psychology
Abstract (Swedish)
Denna uppsats syftade till att undersöka sambandet mellan narrativ identitet och studentengagemang, samt relationen till extraversion, öppenhet, autobiografiskt minne och social tillhörighet. Studien utgick teoretiskt ifrån femfaktormodellen, specifikt extraversion och öppenhet, samt social tillhörighet, narrativ identitet och autobiografisk tänkande. Tidigare forskning bidrog med visst underlag för variablernas samband, men har begränsat undersökt deras relation till varandra samt i den aktuella kontexten. Studien genomfördes som en hypotesprövning av tre hypoteser för hur variablerna korrelerar sinsemellan. Metoden bestod av en kvantitativ enkätstudie som innehöll demografiska frågor, samt skalorna the brief ART, sense of belonging,... (More)
Denna uppsats syftade till att undersöka sambandet mellan narrativ identitet och studentengagemang, samt relationen till extraversion, öppenhet, autobiografiskt minne och social tillhörighet. Studien utgick teoretiskt ifrån femfaktormodellen, specifikt extraversion och öppenhet, samt social tillhörighet, narrativ identitet och autobiografisk tänkande. Tidigare forskning bidrog med visst underlag för variablernas samband, men har begränsat undersökt deras relation till varandra samt i den aktuella kontexten. Studien genomfördes som en hypotesprövning av tre hypoteser för hur variablerna korrelerar sinsemellan. Metoden bestod av en kvantitativ enkätstudie som innehöll demografiska frågor, samt skalorna the brief ART, sense of belonging, awareness of narrative identity och extraversion samt openness. Undersökningsgruppen bestod av dåvarande samt nuvarande lundastudenter som varit eller är aktiva i någon form av studentengagemang. Resultaten påvisade signifikanta korrelationer mellan ART-narrativ identitet, social tillhörighet-narrativ identitet samt social tillhörighet-extraversion. Det fanns dock inga samband mellan studentengagemang-narrativ identitet och öppenhet-social tillhörighet. Den första hypotesen kunde således inte bekräftas eller avfärdas på grund av icke signifikant resultat, bortfall och variabel konstruktionen, medan det fanns visst stöd för den andra hypotesen. Den sista hypotesen kunde varken accepteras eller förkastas, trots förekomsten av en signifikant korrelation. Studiens resultat präglades dock av en låg svarsfrekvens, oexplorerad population, bortfall samt anpassade mätinstrument, vilket kan ha påverkat studiens validitet och generaliserbarhet. Framtida forskning kan därför fördelaktligen inkludera ett större urval, och fokusera på närliggande dimensioner. Sammantaget indikerar resultaten att universitet kan gynnas av att främja främst social tillhörighet, då deltagande i studentengagemang kan vara betydelsefullt för individens narrativa identitet. (Less)
Abstract
This essay examined the relationship between narrative identity and student engagement, in addition to the associations with extraversion, openness, autobiographical recollection, and sense of belonging. The theoretical framework was based on the Five-Factor model, specifically extraversion and openness, alongside sense of belonging, narrative identity, and autobiographical-recollection. Previous research provided some support for connections between these variables; however, their interrelations and the current context remained limited. The study examined three hypotheses concerning correlations among the variables. The method consisted of a quantitative questionnaire, including demographic questions, and the scales, the brief ART, sense... (More)
This essay examined the relationship between narrative identity and student engagement, in addition to the associations with extraversion, openness, autobiographical recollection, and sense of belonging. The theoretical framework was based on the Five-Factor model, specifically extraversion and openness, alongside sense of belonging, narrative identity, and autobiographical-recollection. Previous research provided some support for connections between these variables; however, their interrelations and the current context remained limited. The study examined three hypotheses concerning correlations among the variables. The method consisted of a quantitative questionnaire, including demographic questions, and the scales, the brief ART, sense of belonging, awareness of narrative identity, extraversion and openness. The sample comprised current and former students in Lund who were or had been actively involved in any student engagement. The results demonstrated significant correlations between ART-narrative identity, sense of belonging-narrative identity and sense of belonging-extraversion. No significant correlations were found between student engagement-narrative identity and openness-sense of belonging. Therefore, the first hypothesis could neither be confirmed nor denied due to non-significant results, missing data and variable construction issues, whilst partial support was identified for the second and third hypotheses. The findings were impacted by a low response frequency, an underexplored population, missing data and adapted measuring instruments, which may impact the validity and generalisability. Future research could advantageously include a bigger sample and focus on neighbouring dimensions. Collectively, the results indicate that the university can benefit from promoting a sense of belonging, as participation in student engagements may contribute to the development of the narrative identity. (Less)
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Bojestig, Anna LU and Lundberg Winding, Nikolai LU
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PSYK12 20252
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
Narrativ Identitet, Autobiografiskt Tänkande, Social Tillhörighet, Studentengagemang, Femfaktormodellen, Narrative Identity, Autobiographical Reasoning, Sense of Belonging, Student Engagements, Big Five
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Swedish
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9220253
date added to LUP
2026-01-23 15:42:12
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2026-01-23 15:42:12
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  abstract     = {{This essay examined the relationship between narrative identity and student engagement, in addition to the associations with extraversion, openness, autobiographical recollection, and sense of belonging. The theoretical framework was based on the Five-Factor model, specifically extraversion and openness, alongside sense of belonging, narrative identity, and autobiographical-recollection. Previous research provided some support for connections between these variables; however, their interrelations and the current context remained limited. The study examined three hypotheses concerning correlations among the variables. The method consisted of a quantitative questionnaire, including demographic questions, and the scales, the brief ART, sense of belonging, awareness of narrative identity, extraversion and openness. The sample comprised current and former students in Lund who were or had been actively involved in any student engagement. The results demonstrated significant correlations between ART-narrative identity, sense of belonging-narrative identity and sense of belonging-extraversion. No significant correlations were found between student engagement-narrative identity and openness-sense of belonging. Therefore, the first hypothesis could neither be confirmed nor denied due to non-significant results, missing data and variable construction issues, whilst partial support was identified for the second and third hypotheses. The findings were impacted by a low response frequency, an underexplored population, missing data and adapted measuring instruments, which may impact the validity and generalisability. Future research could advantageously include a bigger sample and focus on neighbouring dimensions. Collectively, the results indicate that the university can benefit from promoting a sense of belonging, as participation in student engagements may contribute to the development of the narrative identity.}},
  author       = {{Bojestig, Anna and Lundberg Winding, Nikolai}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Narrativ identitet: En studie kring studenters narrativa identitet i relation till studentengagemang}},
  year         = {{2026}},
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