Wood, Alex M., Linley, P. Alex, Maltby, John , Baliousis, Michael and Joseph, Stephen (2008) The authentic personality: A theoretical and empirical conceptualization and the development of the Authenticity Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55 (3). pp. 385-399. ISSN 0022-0167
Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.55.3.385
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Item Type: | Article |
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Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
This article describes the development of a measure of dispositional authenticity and tests whether authenticity is related to well-being, as predicted by several counseling psychology perspectives. Scales were designed to measure a tripartite conception of authenticity, comprising self-alienation, authentic living, and accepting external influence, which was supported with exploratory factor analysis. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor loadings were invariant across sample, ethnicity, and gender. The scale showed substantial discriminant validity from the Big Five personality traits, nonsignificant correlations with social desirability, and 2- and 4-week test-retest correlations ranging from r = .78 to .91. Each subscale was strongly related to self-esteem and aspects of both subjective and psychological well-being. This article provides the first direct test of several theoretical models that view authenticity as integral to well-being.
Keywords: | authenticity, well-being, positive psychology, person centered, self-determination |
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Subjects: | C Biological Sciences > C811 Occupational Psychology C Biological Sciences > C800 Psychology C Biological Sciences > C810 Applied Psychology C Biological Sciences > C840 Clinical Psychology |
Divisions: | College of Social Science > School of Psychology |
ID Code: | 53223 |
Deposited On: | 14 Feb 2023 08:44 |
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