Table 1.

Different forms of reflection in the construction of personal narratives and their effects.

	Positive life event	Negative life event
Narrative analysis
Searching for causes or meaning in lived experiences	Reduced well-being: over-analysing	Increased well-being: self-transformation
Private thought
Dwelling on previously felt emotions	Increased well-being: good emotions re-experienced	Reduced well-being: bad emotions re-experienced