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recorded before and after the consultations. Ihe guestions of the Parent
Development Interview instrument were used to draw conclusions about the
mothers perceptions of her own motherhood and her relationship with her
child. A narrative analysis of the 15 pre- and post-interview texts revealed
typical patterns in the texts, such as guilt or an idealized image of ones own
motherhood and the mothers desire to feel needed by the child (Lénárd, 2008).
Social psychology explores perspective-taking (i.e., the ability to place
oneself in the position of others) through narrative content analysis.
Perspective-taking is the result of cognitive effort, the underlying processes
of which can be explored through a narrative analysis of texts. A narrative
about a group includes elements of group identity and the representations
of the thoughts and actions of the actors. Mental states and actions can be
examined by measuring the frequency of certain linguistic expressions in
the text, such as verbs expressing emotions or adjectives expressing qualities.
In an analysis of textbook narratives on the historical trauma of Hungarian
history, 22 textbooks published between 1920 and 2000 and 354 newspaper
articles published between 1920 and 2010 were analyzed using the NarrCat
algorithm with three independent coders. The use of cognitive verbs in the
texts reflected the stage that participants had reached in their processing
of the collective national trauma (Vincze, Ilg & Tibor Polya, 2013). Fodor
(2020) investigated the generational transmission of ethnocultural identity
through narratives among people of Hungarian origin (n = 17) living in the
diaspora community in the USA using content analysis of interviews. The
cultural and ethnic content of the narratives was carried by the Hungarian
language, which in itself acted as a means of group cohesion; the analysis
of the narratives and their linguistic devices revealed additional identity¬
forming elements. Family memories emerged in the in-depth interviews
which were passed down between generations in the community, and the
interview texts revealed the narrative heritage and metanarratives which
made up the identity of second- or third-generation Hungarians. The culture
of their ancestors and the culture of the destination country were mixed in
the narratives, which revealed a desire to connect to the past and to identify
with the vulnerability of the settling ancestors and the assimilation process
of multi-generational Hungarians.
Narrative psychological content analysis can be used to map individual
or group identity constructs, and can even predict diagnosis through status
monitoring in the study of isolated small groups. Such a study was carried
out by a team of researchers investigating a space-stimulation environment,
specifically the psychological factors that might influence a possible trip to
Mars. Social isolation in space was studied through the diaries of six test
subjects who lived in an environment for 520 days, the same amount of
time it would take to travel to Mars and back. The researchers investigated
the physical well-being and emotional status of the individuals, as well as
changes in the team spirit of the imaginary crew through content analysis