The effectiveness of life narratives on well-being in Iranians people

Our aim in this study is to investigate the effect of life narratives, specifically a narrative entitled "self- redemption ", on generativity and thus on well-being in Iranians.Self-redemption is an example of a life story in which the theme of redemption is at the heart of the story. In this type of story, negative scenes turn into positive situations that occur later. The aim of this study was to investigate how the self-redemption experience and its function in Iranian adults. In this narrative study, 57 Iranian adults in the age range of 20-60 years were selected by convenience sampling method. After completing the consent form to participate in the research, they were asked to complete a productivity test and a life story questionnaire. Individuals' responses to life story questionnaire questions were analyzed using McAdams coding method and generativity questionnaire data were scored using Likert scale and Pearson correlation method. The results of Pearson correlation showed that in the Iranian adult population, there is a significant relationship between self-salvation scores and productivity (P <0.05). The Iranian adult population does not define their stories in the theme of salvation, and they also score low on the productivity test.