A lógica da dialogicidade narrativa no repertório de posições pessoais / The logic of narrative dialogicality in the personal position repertoire

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as relações lógicas que fundamentam a abordagem dialógica do self e sua contraparte instrumental, o Repertório de Posições Pessoais (RPP). A análise partiu da evidência fornecida pela aplicação do RPP a 17 participantes com idade entre 19 e 34 anos (11 mulheres). Os resultados sugeriram dois contextos para o fenômeno da dialogicidade: a possibilidade de uma pessoa perceber-se como uma multiplicidade de características, e de construir narrativas sobre si a partir de diferentes pontos de vista. Esses resultados indicaram que o RPP é capaz de demonstrar a estrutura espacial da dialogicidade, mas não a dialogicidade em ação, que se revela um resultado da natureza narrativa do self. Para concluir, são discutidas limitações e possibilidades do RPP.

The aim of this study was to analyze the logical relations behind the concept of dialogical self and its instrumental counterpart - the Personal Position Repertoire (PPR). This analysis relied on empirical evidence provided by the application of the PPR to 17 participants between 19 and 34 years old (11 women). Results suggested two different contexts for the phenomenon of dialogicality: the possibility for a person to perceive her or himself as a multiplicity of characters, and to construct narratives about her or himself from different points-of-view. These results indicate that the PPR is able to demonstrate the basic spatial structure of the dialogicality but not the dialogicality in action, that is an outcome of the self's narrative nature. To conclude, some limitations and possibilities for the PPR are discussed.

A lógica da dialogicidade narrativa no repertório de posições pessoais / The logic of narrative dialogicality in the personal position repertoire

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as relações lógicas que fundamentam a abordagem dialógica do self e sua contraparte instrumental, o Repertório de Posições Pessoais (RPP). A análise partiu da evidência fornecida pela aplicação do RPP a 17 participantes com idade entre 19 e 34 anos (11 mulheres). Os resultados sugeriram dois contextos para o fenômeno da dialogicidade: a possibilidade de uma pessoa perceber-se como uma multiplicidade de características, e de construir narrativas sobre si a partir de diferentes pontos de vista. Esses resultados indicaram que o RPP é capaz de demonstrar a estrutura espacial da dialogicidade, mas não a dialogicidade em ação, que se revela um resultado da natureza narrativa do self. Para concluir, são discutidas limitações e possibilidades do RPP.(AU)

The aim of this study was to analyze the logical relations behind the concept of dialogical self and its instrumental counterpart - the Personal Position Repertoire (PPR). This analysis relied on empirical evidence provided by the application of the PPR to 17 participants between 19 and 34 years old (11 women). Results suggested two different contexts for the phenomenon of dialogicality: the possibility for a person to perceive her or himself as a multiplicity of characters, and to construct narratives about her or himself from different points-of-view. These results indicate that the PPR is able to demonstrate the basic spatial structure of the dialogicality but not the dialogicality in action, that is an outcome of the self's narrative nature. To conclude, some limitations and possibilities for the PPR are discussed.(AU)

Health and identity: Self-positioning in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

The aim of this study is to gain more insight into basic aspects of identity, in relation to adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). In dialogical self theory, identity is regarded as incorporating multiple self-positions, such as 'I as tired', 'I as pessimistic', or 'I as decisive'. Physical and psychosocial impairment might alter the organization of these self-positions. The Personal Position Repertoire procedure, a quantitative method to analyse the prominence of self-positions, the Child Health Questionnaire, assessing health-related functioning, and the Checklist Individual Strength, measuring fatigue, were completed by 42 adolescents with CFS, 37 adolescents with JIA and 23 healthy teenagers. Adolescents with JIA report impaired physical functioning and general health. However, they position themselves very similar to healthy teenagers - i.e. as strong and healthy. While this self-positioning approach might be adequate and sustainable in adolescence, it could prove too strenuous to maintain throughout adult life. Adolescents with CFS, besides indicating severe physical difficulties, also report more psychosocial problems. They position themselves as significantly less strong and more unwell. With this emphasis on positions relating to their illness, there seems to be little room left for stronger positions. It is regarded of clinical importance to address these issues in this crucial developmental period.