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25.03.2026 11:20:17
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Through My Story, I Tell Yours”: Narrative Coherence, Agency and Communion in Personal and Vicarious Life Stories of Romantic Couples

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SEMİNER ÖZETİ
This research examined similarities and differences between personal and vicarious life stories of romantic couples by focusing on narrative coherence and the motivational themes of agency and communion. Across two studies (Study 1: N = 314, Mage = 25.61, SD = 4.33; Study 2: N = 238, Mage = 21.11, SD = 1.06), Turkish young adults in heterosexual romantic relationships narrated both their own life stories and vicarious life stories of their partners. Participants also reported their perceptions of why their partners shared vicarious memories with them. Across both studies, narrative coherence, agency, and communion in personal life stories were positively associated with these same features in vicarious life stories. However, personal narratives were consistently more coherent and higher in agency and communion than vicarious narratives. Gender differences emerged such that women scored higher than men in narrative coherence and communion both in personal and vicarious stories (Studies 1 and 2), in agency of personal (Study 2) and vicarious stories (Studies 1 and 2). No gender differences were observed in reasons for sharing vicarious memories. Exploratory results of Study 2 revealed that relationship happiness did not play a moderator role in the association between personal and vicarious life stories. Together, these findings highlight both similarities and differences between personal and vicarious life stories for romantic partners and underscore the role of gender in narrative processes.


ARAŞTIRMACININ ÖZGEÇMİŞİ
Dr. Yağmur İlgün, lisans derecesini 2018 yılında TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi Psikoloji Bölümü’nde tamamlamıştır. Aynı yıl Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Gelişim Psikolojisi programında lisansüstü eğitimine başlamış; 2020 yılında yüksek lisans, 2024 yılında ise doktora derecelerini almıştır.
Lisansüstü eğitimi süresince ebeveynlik tutumları, ebeveyn-çocuk ilişkileri ve COVID-19’un çocukların gelişimsel çıktıları üzerindeki etkilerini inceleyen çeşitli TÜBİTAK projelerinde araştırma asistanı olarak görev almıştır.
2022 yılından bu yana Uluslararası Kızılhaç ve Kızılay Dernekleri Federasyonu’nda (IFRC) Planlama, İzleme, Değerlendirme ve Raporlama Kıdemli Sorumlusu olarak profesyonel kariyerine devam eden Dr. İlgün’ün temel çalışma alanları arasında yaşam boyu otobiyografik bellek gelişimi, kişisel ve dolaylı anılar ile otobiyografik anı özelliklerinin psikolojik iyi oluşla ilişkisi yer almaktadır.

English version:
Dr. Yağmur İlgün completed her Bachelor’s degree in the Department of Psychology at TOBB University of Economics and Technology in 2018. In the same year, she began her graduate studies in the Developmental Psychology program at Middle East Technical University, where she earned her Master’s degree in 2020 and her Ph.D. in 2024.
Throughout her graduate education, she worked as a research assistant for various TÜBİTAK projects examining parenting attitudes, parent-child relationships, and the role of COVID-19 on children’s developmental outcomes.
Since 2022, Dr. İlgün has continued her professional career as a Senior Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (PMER) Officer at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Her primary research interests include lifelong autobiographical memory development, personal and vicarious memories, and the relationship between autobiographical memory characteristics and psychological well-being.

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