TY - JOUR
T1 - An exemplary life? A personal construct analysis of the autobiography of Rudolf Hoess, Commandant of Auschwitz
AU - Reed, Nick
AU - Winter, David
AU - Schulz, Joerg
AU - Aslan, Esther
AU - Soldevilla, Joan Miquel
AU - Kuzu, Duygu
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Constructivist Psychology on 27 August 2014, available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10720537.2013.849214
PY - 2014/10/2
Y1 - 2014/10/2
N2 - This article analyses the autobiography of Rudolf Hoess, commandant of Auschwitz. Textual grid, ABC and self-characterisation analyses of the autobiography are used to construe Hoess’s writing. The textual grid analysis suggests that Hoess saw his adult self as being different from others but his young self as similar to Jews. Conflicts in self-construing are identified. The ABC analysis indicates that, from his perspective, it made sense for Hoess to choose not to leave the concentration camp service. The self-characterisation analysis focuses on whether Hoess experienced Kellyan guilt and it suggests that he did, but in unexpected contexts.
AB - This article analyses the autobiography of Rudolf Hoess, commandant of Auschwitz. Textual grid, ABC and self-characterisation analyses of the autobiography are used to construe Hoess’s writing. The textual grid analysis suggests that Hoess saw his adult self as being different from others but his young self as similar to Jews. Conflicts in self-construing are identified. The ABC analysis indicates that, from his perspective, it made sense for Hoess to choose not to leave the concentration camp service. The self-characterisation analysis focuses on whether Hoess experienced Kellyan guilt and it suggests that he did, but in unexpected contexts.
U2 - 10.1080/10720537.2013.849214
DO - 10.1080/10720537.2013.849214
M3 - Article
SN - 1072-0537
VL - 27
SP - 274
EP - 288
JO - Journal of Constructivist Psychology
JF - Journal of Constructivist Psychology
IS - 4
ER -