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The view that people can add value to their lives by creating and maintaining a personal narrative. [1]Part of a theory of aging. [2]

Gerontological narratives are organized around an number of themes, such as time, story and wisdom. [3] The richer the story the more resilient the person.[4]

  1. ^ Kenyon, Gary (2010). Storying later life: Issues, investigations, and interventions in narrative gerontology. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2014-03-05. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Kenyan, Gary M. (1999). "Elements of a narrative gerontology". Handbook of theories of aging: 40. Retrieved 2014-03-05. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Randall, William L. (2004). "Time, story, and wisdom: Emerging themes in narrative gerontology". Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 23 (04): 333–346. Retrieved 2014-03-05. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Randall, William L. (2013). "The importance of being ironic: Narrative openness and personal resilience in later life". The Gerontologist. 53 (1): 9–16. Retrieved 2014-03-05.