Abstract
The present study provided a methodological discussion about narrative analysis from the point of view of coherence of narrative structure. It investigated narratives concerning turning points in life as told by one elderly adult (n=1). Sub-categories for analysis were extracted based on a framework of temporal, causal, and thematic coherence of narrative structure (Habermas & Bluck, 2000). After examination of this framework, situational coherence concerned with factors such as the listener in the interview was suggested, and sub-categories of the additional framework were extracted. Structural coherence as a result of the analysis showed coherence caused by transcendent others and coherence through reciprocity between the interviewee and the interviewer. The results of this investigation had practical applications for narrative analysis in demonstrating the coherence and meaning of life stories of the elderly.
