Abstract
Life scripts are shared cultural expectations about a selected group of events that occur during the life of a common individual in a certain culture. Life scripts are, therefore, normative expectations within a given culture regarding individual life patterns. We conducted a thematic analysis on 2,688 life script events indicated by 384 adults, mostly from the south and southeast regions of Brazil (70.3 women %). Following previous studies, we identified 74 events, or groups of events, common to other cultures; 30 events not mentioned by our participants; and 40 events specifically yielded by our analysis. Results show that first-time events play a special role on life scripts of Brazilians, as well as contents such as attending political events and post-graduate education. Methodological considerations on the qualitative analyses required to identify life events are discussed. Future studies may investigate prevalence, importance, valence, and gender and age differences with Brazilian participants.
Highlights
Life scripts are shared cultural expectations about a selected group of events that occur during the life of a common individual in a certain culture
Por lo tanto, expectativas normativas dentro de una cultura dada con respecto a patrones de vida individuales
This study aimed to identify which life script events Brazilian participants choose for the life of a
Summary
Life scripts are shared cultural expectations about a selected group of events that occur during the life of a common individual in a certain culture. Roteiros de vida são expectativas culturais acerca de um determinado grupo de eventos que ocorrem durante a vida de um indivíduo comum. Foi conduzida uma análise temática em 2688 eventos de roteiros de vida relatados por 384 adultos, majoritariamente das regiões sul e sudeste do Brasil (70,3% mulheres). Guiones de vida son expectativas culturales compartidas sobre un grupo seleccionado de eventos que ocurren durante la vida de un individuo común. Llevamos a cabo un análisis temático de 2.688 eventos de guiones de vida indicados por 384 adultos, mayoritariamente de las regiones sur y sudeste de Brasil (70,3% mujeres). K. et al | A qualitative analysis of life script events in a Brazilian sample
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