Authenticity and well-being: Exploring positivity and negativity in interactions as a mediator

Baker, Zachary G.; Tou, Reese Y.W.; Bryan, Jennifer L.; Knee, C. Raymond

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.018

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“…Different studies have shown the association between authenticity and wellbeing. Without a doubt, there are more studies in line with the objective of this research, hence suggesting a positive tie between both concepts i.e., [47,49,50,51,52].…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 53%

Safeguarding Health at the Workplace: A Study of Work Engagement, Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing among Religious Workers

Ariza-Montes

Leal-Rodríguez

Molina-Sánchez

2019

IJERPH

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Research in work and organizational psychology has paid little attention to religious workers, something certainly surprising as faith-based organizations play a key role in the welfare state of many countries. This research shows that religious workers in a Catholic order present a high degree of subjective wellbeing, both in terms of flourishing and satisfaction with life in general, and a positive balance of positive and negative feelings. More specifically, this study examines the relationship between authenticity and wellbeing amongst religious workers. Survey responses from 142 religious workers in Spain were analyzed using partial least squares path modelling. The results reveal that subjective wellbeing at work is positively related to authenticity. In addition, this relationship is mediated by their level of work engagement.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 53%

Safeguarding Health at the Workplace: A Study of Work Engagement, Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing among Religious Workers

Ariza-Montes

Leal-Rodríguez

Molina-Sánchez

2019

IJERPH

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“…Feelings of authenticity are also related to positive social interactions and satisfaction with personal relationships (e.g., Baker, Tou, Bryan, & Knee, 2017). In fact, researchers have suggested one reason that interactions with close others (relative to distant others) promote well-being is because those types of interactions more easily facilitate the experience of authenticity (Venaglia & Lemay, 2017).…”

Section: Perceived Authenticity and Well-beingmentioning

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Understanding the Relationship Between Perceived Authenticity and Well-Being

Rivera

Christy

Kim

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Review of General Psychology

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A central tenet of many prominent philosophical and psychological traditions is that personal authenticity facilitates psychological well-being. This idea, however, is at odds with numerous perspectives arguing that it is difficult, if not impossible, to really know one's self, or the true self may not even exist. Moreover, empirical findings suggest that reports of authenticity are often contaminated by positively valenced behavior, further potentially undermining the validity of authenticity measures. Despite these concerns, we argue that subjective feelings of authenticity do uniquely contribute to well-being. Specifically, we argue that the relationship between perceived authenticity and well-being may be understood from a social-cognitive lay theory perspective that we label "true-self-as-guide," that suggests people use these feelings of authenticity as a cue to evaluate whether they are living up to a shared cultural value of what it means to live a good life. We end with a call for future research on the antecedents of perceived authenticity, boundary conditions for the consequences of personal authenticity, and discuss cultural differences in true-self-as-guide lay theories.

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“…Trait authenticity is related not only to one's own well-being but carries over into interactions with others. Indeed, evidence indicates that trait authenticity is associated with relationship-serving goals and strategies (Tou, Baker, Hadden, & Lin, 2015), acts as a buffer against the negative effects of interpersonal conflict (Wickham, Williamson, Beard, Kobayashi, & Hirst, 2016), and is associated with more positive interactions with others (Baker, Tou, Bryan, & Knee, 2017) and relationship outcomes (Brunell et al, 2010).…”

Section: Psychological Perspectives On Authenticitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward a Social Psychology of Authenticity: Exploring Within-Person Variation in Autonomy, Congruence, and Genuineness Using Self-Determination Theory

Ryan

2019

Review of General Psychology

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Authenticity entails autonomy, congruence, and genuineness. In this article, we use a self-determination theory framework to discuss a critical aspect of social environments that facilitates these aspects of authenticity, namely the experience of autonomy support. Although authenticity is often studied as a trait or individual difference, we review research demonstrating that authenticity varies within individuals and predicts variations in well-being. Next, we show that perceiving autonomy support within a relational context is associated with people feeling more authentic and more like their ideal selves and displaying constellations of Big 5 personality traits indicative of greater wellness in that context. To explore another important part of authenticity, being genuine in interactions with others, we review evidence linking autonomy support to situational variation in identity disclosure among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. This research suggests that perceiving autonomy support within a context or relationship helps lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals be more open about their sexual orientation and identity, which in turn affords greater opportunities for the satisfaction of not only autonomy, but competence and relatedness needs as well, facilitating well-being. We conclude by highlighting future directions in the study of authenticity's dynamic nature, and the importance of the situation in its expression and its relation to well-being.

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Authenticity and well-being: Exploring positivity and negativity in interactions as a mediator

Cited by 38 publications

References 22 publications

Safeguarding Health at the Workplace: A Study of Work Engagement, Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing among Religious Workers

Safeguarding Health at the Workplace: A Study of Work Engagement, Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing among Religious Workers

Understanding the Relationship Between Perceived Authenticity and Well-Being

Toward a Social Psychology of Authenticity: Exploring Within-Person Variation in Autonomy, Congruence, and Genuineness Using Self-Determination Theory

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