The Development of Identity of Iranian Male Adolescents in the Context of Counter-Narrative of Lives: A Qualitative Research

he aim of this study was to investigate the development of identity of Iranian male adolescents in the context of counter-narrativeof their lives. The research method was qualitative,correlational. In the qualitative phase,the population consistedof male adolescents aged 15-20 years old,as well as psychologists,sociologists in Tehran in 2020. The adolescents wereselected by the convenience sampling method,the process of sampling was continued until theoretical saturation (19 people).Also,6 specialists were selected by the purposive sampling. In the quantitative phase,the population consisted of adolescents aged15-20 years old in Tehran in 2020,from which 218 people were selected by convenience sampling. In the qualitative phase,data werecollected through the life story interview (McAdams,1995),in the quantitative phase by a researcher-made questionnaire. In thequalitative phase,data were analyzed through the content analysis method,in the quantitative phase through the confirmatory factoranalysis. The results of content analysis showed that the counter narrative model of Iranian male adolescents includes componentssuch as voluntary lifestyle,sense of uniqueness,independence-seeking,competitiveness. The results of first-order factor analysisindicated that the model has a good fit with the data. The results of second-order factor analysis also showed that the sense of uniquenesshas the most contribution in the counter narrative model of Iranian male adolescents. According to the research findings,it canbe concluded that the modern,individualistic values have gained a significant contribution in the structure of counter narrative ofIranian male adolescents