Author ORCID Identifier
Jayson Seaman - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-6171
Abstract
This coding manual accompanies a methodological reorientation in narrative identity research, one that challenges the field’s prevailing “protagonist bias” — the assumption that first-person autobiographical accounts are the primary or most valid source for identifying cultural master narratives as psychological resources. While much psychological research has centered on how individuals narrate their own lives, this approach can obscure the ways that broader cultural narratives are circulated, reinforced, and contested through discourse beyond the self. This method provides researchers with a systematic approach for identifying how master narratives operate across multiple narrative levels, often outside of biographical storytelling.
Department
Recreation Management and Policy; New Hampshire Youth Retention Initiative
Publication Date
8-2025
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/c/2025.1
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Seaman, Jayson; Hartman, Cindy; and Coppens, Andrew D., "Coding Manual: Analyzing Semistructured Interview Data For Master Narratives" (2025). Faculty Publications. 2411.
https://scholars.unh.edu/faculty_pubs/2411