DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD: A ...

7 Study 2: Rescuing the Hijacked Self – A Case Study.…………………............... 121
7.1 Aims…...…………………………………………………………………………… 121
7.2 Method……………………………………………………………………………... 121
7.3 Summary of Key Events in Guy’s Crisis………………………………………….. 126
7.4 Rescuing the Hijacked Self: Persona and Pressure………………………………… 126
7.5 Unlocking the Mind: Developing Self-Reflection…………………………………. 129
7.6 Reaching Beyond the Culture of Materialism……………………………………... 131
7.7 From “Attila the Hun” to Dancing School: The Emerging Feminine……………... 133
7.8 A Metaphor for Transformation: The Acorn and the Oak Tree…………………… 134
7.9 Discussion………………………………………………………………………….. 135
8 Study 3: Crisis, Persona and the Limits of an Extrinsic Orientation…….............. 142
8.1 Aims…….………………………………………………………………………….. 142
8.2 Method……………………………………………………………………………... 142
8.3 The Six Individuals………………………………………………………………… 145
8.4 Early Intrinsically Motivated Aspirations…………………………………………. 146
8.5 Pre-Crisis Extrinsic Orientation……………………………………………………. 148
8.6 Developing a Dysfunctional Persona………………………………………………. 149
8.7 Masculine Personas: An Adaptation to Male-Dominated Environments………….. 154
8.8 Separation from Extrinsically Controlled Life Structure…………………………... 156
8.9 Dissolution of the Dysfunctional Persona and the Emerging Feminine Self…….... 158
8.10 Re-Finding an Intrinsically Motivated Core to the Life Structure……………….. 161
8.11 Discussion………………………………………………………………………… 163
9 A Conjectural Model of Early Adult Crisis..…………………………….............. 170
9.1 Introduction……………..………………………………………………………….. 170
9.2 The Model………………………………………………………………………….. 170
9.3 Eight Theoretical Precepts on Crisis in Early Adulthood………………………….. 180
10 General Discussion and Critical Reflection.…………………………………….. 181
10.1 Development and Early Adult Crisis: Reflections…………………………...…… 181
10.2 Early Adult Crisis and the Self: Reflections……………………………………… 183
10.3 Early Adult Crisis and Narrative: Reflections……………………………………. 184
10.4 Crisis and Levinson’s Theory of Early Adulthood……………………………….. 186
10.5 The Nature of Crisis and Transition: Reflections……………………………..….. 187
10.6 Comparing Current Model with Models of Transition and Clinical Change…….. 189
10.7 Critical Reflections on Method and Sample….………………………………….. 193
10.8 Validity Checks…………………………………………………………………... 196
10.9 Reflexive Considerations: The Researcher and the Final Model of Crisis………. 201
10.10 Impact, Resonance and Potential Application…..………………………………. 203
10.10 Possible Directions for Future Research………………………………………… 207
References…………………………………………………………….................. 210
Appendices
Appendix A: Interview Topic Guides………………………………………………….. 224
Appendix B: Information Sheets……………………………………………………….. 246
Appendix C: Consent Form…………………………………………………………….. 248
Appendix D: List of Memos……………………………………………………………. 249
Appendix E: The Interactive Model and Grounded Theory……………………………. 263
Appendix F: Within-Case Analysis Documents……………...………………………… 267
Appendix G: Participant Validation Exercise Email.………………….......................... 277
Appendix H: Summary Case-Ordered Matrices.......…………………………………… 281
Appendix J: Sampling Strategies for Qualitative Research…………………………….. 285
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