Crafting and Recrafting Perceptions of Fit: Narratives In Medias Res
By Abbie J. Shipp, Karen Jansen
2009
Abstract
A temporal review of the fit literature highlights that most person-environment fit research is contemporaneous. Drawing on narrative theory from various disciplines, we propose a model that explains how individuals craft and recraft stories of fit in medias res, “in the middle of things.” These fit narratives demonstrate how individuals understand and react to their fit experiences over time through the effects of two temporal mechanisms and time-related individual and situational influences that strengthen or weaken these mechanisms.
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