Publications

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The following is a list of my publications. They are available for download for personal use, at the bottom of this page. If you would be interested in discussing any of these publications, please do not hesitate to contact me at:

jadler@olin.edu

Mitchell, L.L., Adler, J.M., Eriksson, P.L., Carlsson, J., & Syed, M. (in press). A conceptual review of identity integration across adulthood. Developmental Psychology.

Lind, M., Adler, J.M., & Clark, L.A. (in press). Narrative identity and personality disorder: An empirical and conceptual review. Current Psychiatry Reports.

Adler, J.M. & Clark, L.A. (in press). Incorporating narrative identity into structural approaches to personality and psychopathology. Journal of Research in Personality.

Jayawickreme, E., Fleeson, W., Bck, E.D., Baumert, A., & Adler, J.M. (in press). Personality dynamics. Personality Science.

Adler, J.M., Lakmazaheri, A., O'Brien, E., Palmer, A., Reid, M., & Tawes, E., (2021). Identity integration in people with acquired disabilities: A qualitative study. Journal of Personality, 89(1) 84-112.

Wright, A., Adler, J.M., DeYoung, C., Durbin, C.E., Edelstein, R., Jordan, C., Locke, K., Luo, S., Lynam, D., vonStumm, S., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Tennen, H. (2021). Transparency and open science at the Journal of Personality. Journal of Personality, 89(2), 171-174.

McLean, K.C., Syed, M., Pasupathi, M., Adler, J.M., Dunlop, W.L., Drustrap, D., Fivush, R., Graci, M.E., Lilgendahl, J.P., Lodi-Smith, J., McAdams, D.P., McCoy, T. (2020). The empirical structure of narrative identity: The initial big three. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(4), 920-944.

Adler, J.M. (2019) Stability and change in narrative identity: Introduction to the special issue on repeated narration. Qualitative Psychology, 6(2), 134-145.

Mason, A.E., Adler, J.M., Puterman, E., Lakmazaheri, A., Brucker, M., Aschbacher, K., & Epel, E.S. (2019). Stress resilience: Narrative identity may buffer the longitudinal effects of chronic caregiving stress on mental health and telomere shortening. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 77, 101-109.

Mulay, A. L., Cain, N. M., Waugh, M. H., Hopwood, C. J., Adler, J. M., Garcia, D. J., Kurtz, J. E., Lenger, K. A., & Skadberg, R. (2018). Personality constructs and paradigms in the Alternative DSM-5 Model of Personality Disorder. Journal of Personality Assessment, 100(6), 593-602.

Adler, J.M. (2018). Bringing the (disabled) body to personality psychology: A case study of Samantha. Journal of Personality, 86(5), 803-824.

Adler, J.M. (2018). Narrative as the epistemological bridge in personality pathology conceptualization and treatment. European Journal of Psychology, 32 526-527.

Adler, J.M., Waters, T.E.A., Poh, J., & Seitz, S. (2018). The nature of narrative coherence: An empirical approach. Journal of Research in Personality, 74, 30-34.

Adler, J.M., Dunlop, W.L., Fivush, R., Lilgendahl, J.P., Lodi-Smith, J., McAdams, D.P., McLean, K.C., Pasupathi, M., & Syed, M. (2017). Research methods for studying narrative identity: A primer. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8(5), 519-527.

Adler, J.M., Lodi-Smith, J., Phlippe, F.L., & Houle, I. (2016). The incremental validity of narrative identity in predicting well-being: A review of the field and recommendations for the future. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 20(2), 142-175.

Adler, J.M., Turner, A.F., Brookshier, K.M., Monahan, C., Walder-Biesanz, I., Harmeling, L.H., Albaugh, M., McAdams, D.P., Oltmanns, T.F. (2015). Variation in narrative identity is associated with trajectories of mental health over several years. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108(3), 476-496.

Adler, J.M. (2013). Clients' and therapists' stories about psychotherapy. Journal of Personality, 81(6), 595-605.

Adler, J.M., Harmeling, L.H., & Walder-Biesanz, I. (2013). Narrative meaning-making is associated with sudden gains in clients' mental health under routine clinical conditions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81(5), 839-845.

Adler, J.M. (2012). Living into the story: Agency and coherence in a longitudinal study of narrative identity development and mental health over the course of psychotherapy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102(2), 367-389.

Adler, J.M., Chin, E.D., Kolisetty, A.P., Oltmanns, T.F. (2012). The distinguishing characteristics of narrative identity in adults with features of Borderline Personality Disorder: An empirical investigation. Journal of Personality Disorders, 26, 498-512.

Adler, J.M. & Hershfield, H.E. (2012). Mixed emotional experience is associated with and precedes improvements in psychological well-being. PLoS ONE, 7(4), 1-10.

Adler, J.M. (2012). Sitting at the nexus of epistemological traditions: Narrative psychological perspectives on self-knowledge. In S. Vazire & T.D. Wilson (Eds.), The handbook of self-knowledge (pp. 327-342). New York: Guilford Press.

Wink, P., Adler, J.M., & Dillon, M. (2012). Developmental and narrative perspectives on religious and spiritual identity development for clinicians. In J.D. Aten, K.A. O'Grady, & E.L. Worthington Jr. (Eds.), The psychology of religion and spirituality for clincians: Using research in your practice (pp. 39-68). New York: Routledge.

Adler, J.M. (2011). Epistemological tension in the future of personality disorder diagnosis. American Journal of Psychiatry, 168(11), 1221-1222.

Adler, J.M. & Cook-Nobles, R. (2011). The successful treatment of specific phobia in a college counseling center. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 25(1), 56-66.

Adler, J.M. (2010). The most important fiction. In L. Bormans (Ed.), The World Book of Happiness (pp. 214-271). Tiet, Belgium: Lannoo Publishers.

Adler, J.M. (2010). Rising to the challenge of identifying and analyzing clients’ narratives. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 6(3), 189-202.

McAdams, D.P. & Adler, J.M. (2010). Autobiographical memory and the construction of a narrative identity: Theory, research, and clinical implications. In J. E. Maddux & J. Tangney (Eds.), Social psychological foundations of clinical psychology (pp. 36-50). New York: Guilford Press.

Adler, J.M. & Poulin, M. (2009). The political is personal: Narrating 9/11 and psychological well-being. Journal of Personality, 74(4), 903-932.

Adler, J.M. & Matthews, E.A. (2009). Encouraging epistemological exploration in the undergraduate psychology classroom: Impacts on retention and application of course material. Teaching of Psychology, 36(2), 122-125.

Adler, J.M., Skalina, L.M. & McAdams, D.P. (2008) The narrative reconstruction of psychotherapy and psychological health. Psychotherapy Research, 18(6), 719-734.

Zinbarg, R.E., Uliaszek, A.A., & Adler, J.M. (2008). The role of personality in psychotherapy for anxiety and depression. Journal of Personality, 76(6), 1649-1688.

Adler, J.M. (2008). Two modes of thought: The narrative/paradigmatic disconnect in the Bailey book controversy. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 37(3), 42-425.

Adler, J.M., Wagner, J.W., McAdams, D.P. (2007). Personality and the coherence of psychotherapy narratives. Journal of Research in Personality, 41(6), 1179-1198.

Adler, J.M. & McAdams, D.P. (2007). The narrative reconstruction of psychotherapy. Narrative Inquiry, 17(2), 179-202.

Adler, J.M. & McAdams, D.P. (2007). Time, culture, and stories of the self. Psychological Inquiry, 18(2), 97-99.

Adler, J.M. & McAdams, D.P. (2007). Telling stories about therapy: Ego development, well-being, and the therapeutic relationship. In R. Josselson, D.P. McAdams, & A. Lieblich (Eds.). The Meaning of Others: Narrative Studies of Relationships (pp. 213-236). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

McAdams, D.P. & Adler, J.M. (2006). How does personality develop?. In D. Mroczek & T. Little (Eds.), Handbook of Personality Development (pp. 469-492). Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Adler, J.M., Kissel, E.C., McAdams, D.P. (2006). Emerging from the CAVE: Attributional style and the narrative study of identity in midlife adults. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 30(1), 39-51.

No, I did not write this book (but wouldn't it be cool if I had?!).

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