["Journal of Personality, EarlyView. ", "\nABSTRACT\n\nObjective\nEthnic‐racial identity (ERI) development involves ongoing meaning‐making about racialized experiences, yet little is known about whether ERI processes are reflected in the structural organization of identity‐relevant narratives. Drawing on narrative identity and identity status approaches, this study examined how ERI exploration and commitment are expressed in the narrative structure of turning‐point stories among Asian American emerging adults.\n\n\nMethods\nUsing a mixed‐methods design, we analyzed 93 ERI narratives with computational linguistic analysis (LIWC‐22), qualitative coding, and person‐centered integration.\n\n\nResults\nResults showed that higher ERI exploration was associated with later peaks of cognitive tension, indicating sustained engagement with unresolved identity‐related meaning into the narrative arc. Consistent patterns emerged across ERI status groups: individuals classified as Moratorium or Achieved exhibited later cognitive tension peaks than Unexamined participants. Person‐centered analyses identified seven recurring narrative configurations that captured how structural features converged with interpretive meaning‐making and affective framing within individual stories.\n\n\nConclusions\nTogether, these findings suggest that ERI processes are reflected not only in narrative content but also in how identity‐relevant experiences are organized over time, highlighting the value of integrating narrative structure with meaning‐making to capture ERI's multidimensional nature.\n\n"]