“It's something to own”: A psychobiographical exploration of the life story of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Objective On January 20, 2009, when Barack Obama placed his hand on the Bible and completed his oath of office as the 44th President of the United States, Michelle Obama instantly was First Lady. The purpose of this psychobiography was to interpret the meaning of Michelle Obama's life during a...
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On January 20, 2009, when Barack Obama placed his hand on the Bible and completed his oath of office as the 44th President of the United States, Michelle Obama instantly was First Lady. The purpose of this psychobiography was to interpret the meaning of Michelle Obama's life during a significant life transition.
Method
The research design included a social constructivist epistemological stance, a case study design, and an iterative process of narrative interpretation of Michelle Obama's Becoming memoir and documentary. My narrative inquiry led me to crystalize the research question, How does Michelle Obama narratively process her lived experiences and draw upon a pattern of autobiographical reasoning to curate her life story?
Results
My interpretive analysis illuminated how she curated her life story with autobiographical reasoning that employs a “phenomenal woman” script and narrative metaphors based in the sound of striving and the concept of location.
Conclusion
This psychobiography supports the life story theory of identity and self‐defining memory research about enduring goals of the self. It also elevates the role of positionality as a form of sociocultural methodological integrity within psychobiography. Autobiographical authenticity of her agentic self is a profound force in Michelle Obama becoming a person who can garner worldwide status as a social change agent. |
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Method
The research design included a social constructivist epistemological stance, a case study design, and an iterative process of narrative interpretation of Michelle Obama's Becoming memoir and documentary. My narrative inquiry led me to crystalize the research question, How does Michelle Obama narratively process her lived experiences and draw upon a pattern of autobiographical reasoning to curate her life story?
Results
My interpretive analysis illuminated how she curated her life story with autobiographical reasoning that employs a “phenomenal woman” script and narrative metaphors based in the sound of striving and the concept of location.
Conclusion
This psychobiography supports the life story theory of identity and self‐defining memory research about enduring goals of the self. It also elevates the role of positionality as a form of sociocultural methodological integrity within psychobiography. Autobiographical authenticity of her agentic self is a profound force in Michelle Obama becoming a person who can garner worldwide status as a social change agent.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0022-3506</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1467-6494</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12779</identifier><identifier>PMID: 36164845</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>United States: Blackwell Publishing Ltd</publisher><subject>African American women ; Change agents ; Female ; Humans ; Life history ; life story ; Michelle Obama ; Morality ; Narration ; narrative identity ; Narratives ; Obama, Michelle (1964- ) ; psychobiography ; scripts ; self‐defining memory ; social change ; Sociocultural factors ; United States</subject><ispartof>Journal of personality, 2023-02, Vol.91 (1), p.150-164</ispartof><rights>2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.</rights><rights>Copyright © 2023 Wiley Periodicals, LLC.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3169-fcde6d31ffd0cb943963e87194f63c24c7418ca658d553dec538df767ff65af23</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111%2Fjopy.12779$$EPDF$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111%2Fjopy.12779$$EHTML$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,1417,27924,27925,30999,45574,45575</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36164845$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Winston‐Proctor, Cynthia E.</creatorcontrib><title>“It's something to own”: A psychobiographical exploration of the life story of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama</title><title>Journal of personality</title><addtitle>J Pers</addtitle><description>Objective
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Method
The research design included a social constructivist epistemological stance, a case study design, and an iterative process of narrative interpretation of Michelle Obama's Becoming memoir and documentary. My narrative inquiry led me to crystalize the research question, How does Michelle Obama narratively process her lived experiences and draw upon a pattern of autobiographical reasoning to curate her life story?
Results
My interpretive analysis illuminated how she curated her life story with autobiographical reasoning that employs a “phenomenal woman” script and narrative metaphors based in the sound of striving and the concept of location.
Conclusion
This psychobiography supports the life story theory of identity and self‐defining memory research about enduring goals of the self. It also elevates the role of positionality as a form of sociocultural methodological integrity within psychobiography. Autobiographical authenticity of her agentic self is a profound force in Michelle Obama becoming a person who can garner worldwide status as a social change agent.</description><subject>African American women</subject><subject>Change agents</subject><subject>Female</subject><subject>Humans</subject><subject>Life history</subject><subject>life story</subject><subject>Michelle Obama</subject><subject>Morality</subject><subject>Narration</subject><subject>narrative identity</subject><subject>Narratives</subject><subject>Obama, Michelle (1964- )</subject><subject>psychobiography</subject><subject>scripts</subject><subject>self‐defining memory</subject><subject>social change</subject><subject>Sociocultural factors</subject><subject>United States</subject><issn>0022-3506</issn><issn>1467-6494</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2023</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>EIF</sourceid><sourceid>7QJ</sourceid><recordid>eNp90ctKxDAUBuAgio6XjQ8gAReKUG2aNGndDeKVkRFRwVXJpMk0Q9vUpEW780H05XwSM466cOHZBMLHz-H8AGyj8BD5OZqZpj9EEWPpEhggQllASUqWwSAMoyjAcUjXwLpzs9APJmwVrGGKKElIPADu4_Xtst1z0JlKtoWup7A10DzXH6_vx3AIG9eLwky0mVreFFrwEsqXpjSWt9rU0CjYFhKWWknoWmP7-c-1FoUsSwlH_IF306KGtz6hdt6PJ7zim2BF8dLJre93A9yfnd6dXASj8fnlyXAUCIxoGiiRS5pjpFQeiklKcEqxTBhKiaJYREQwghLBaZzkcYxzKWKc5IpRphSNuYrwBthf5DbWPHXStVmlnfCb8VqazmURQwkl_iSpp7t_6Mx0tvbbeRUnUZTikHp1sFDCGuesVFljdcVtn6Ewm1eRzavIvqrweOc7sptUMv-lP7f3AC3Asy5l_09UdjW-eVyEfgKVFJZg</recordid><startdate>202302</startdate><enddate>202302</enddate><creator>Winston‐Proctor, Cynthia E.</creator><general>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</general><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7QJ</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>202302</creationdate><title>“It's something to own”: A psychobiographical exploration of the life story of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama</title><author>Winston‐Proctor, Cynthia E.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c3169-fcde6d31ffd0cb943963e87194f63c24c7418ca658d553dec538df767ff65af23</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2023</creationdate><topic>African American women</topic><topic>Change agents</topic><topic>Female</topic><topic>Humans</topic><topic>Life history</topic><topic>life story</topic><topic>Michelle Obama</topic><topic>Morality</topic><topic>Narration</topic><topic>narrative identity</topic><topic>Narratives</topic><topic>Obama, Michelle (1964- )</topic><topic>psychobiography</topic><topic>scripts</topic><topic>self‐defining memory</topic><topic>social change</topic><topic>Sociocultural factors</topic><topic>United States</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Winston‐Proctor, Cynthia E.</creatorcontrib><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Journal of personality</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Winston‐Proctor, Cynthia E.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>“It's something to own”: A psychobiographical exploration of the life story of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama</atitle><jtitle>Journal of personality</jtitle><addtitle>J Pers</addtitle><date>2023-02</date><risdate>2023</risdate><volume>91</volume><issue>1</issue><spage>150</spage><epage>164</epage><pages>150-164</pages><issn>0022-3506</issn><eissn>1467-6494</eissn><abstract>Objective
On January 20, 2009, when Barack Obama placed his hand on the Bible and completed his oath of office as the 44th President of the United States, Michelle Obama instantly was First Lady. The purpose of this psychobiography was to interpret the meaning of Michelle Obama's life during a significant life transition.
Method
The research design included a social constructivist epistemological stance, a case study design, and an iterative process of narrative interpretation of Michelle Obama's Becoming memoir and documentary. My narrative inquiry led me to crystalize the research question, How does Michelle Obama narratively process her lived experiences and draw upon a pattern of autobiographical reasoning to curate her life story?
Results
My interpretive analysis illuminated how she curated her life story with autobiographical reasoning that employs a “phenomenal woman” script and narrative metaphors based in the sound of striving and the concept of location.
Conclusion
This psychobiography supports the life story theory of identity and self‐defining memory research about enduring goals of the self. It also elevates the role of positionality as a form of sociocultural methodological integrity within psychobiography. Autobiographical authenticity of her agentic self is a profound force in Michelle Obama becoming a person who can garner worldwide status as a social change agent.</abstract><cop>United States</cop><pub>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</pub><pmid>36164845</pmid><doi>10.1111/jopy.12779</doi><tpages>15</tpages></addata></record> |
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