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• TITLE: The Impact of Narrative Mode on the Theme and the Level of Positive Processing of Psychobiography

  AUTHORS: Suping Cheng, Yuqiu Chen

  KEYWORDS: Speaking, Writing, Psychological Biography, Theme, Positive Processing

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Access Library Journal, Vol.7 No.10, October 29, 2020

  ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of different narrative modes (writing and speaking) on the theme (Agency and Communion) and the level of positive processing through a group counseling based on psychobiographical therapy. A qualitative study approach was used to encode and analyze the life stories collected by group counseling. Results: The number of Communion in the speaking group was higher than that in the writing group, and the positive processing level of the writing group was higher than that of the speaking group. Conclusion: Different narrative modes have different effects on the theme and the level of positive processing.