Authenticity and self-esteem across temporal horizons Academic Article

abstract

• 2014, Taylor & Francis. Extending research on optimal self-esteem and authenticity, three studies tested the hypothesis that authenticity would be a stronger predictor of self-esteem levels when time was perceived as limited as opposed to open ended. Study 1 provided a cross-sectional examination of the relationship between authenticity, future time perspective, and self-esteem in an adult sample, and Studies 2 and 3 assessed this relationship using repeated measures methodologies across both the short term and long term in college student samples. Results supported the hypothesis that authenticity would be a stronger predictor of self-esteem levels when time was perceived as limited. Across studies, individuals who felt inauthentic reported lower levels of self-esteem when they perceived time as limited.

authors

• Hicks, Joshua
• Schlegel, Rebecca
• Vess, Matthew

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

altmetric score

• 1.25

author list (cited authors)

• Davis, W. E., Hicks, J. A., Schlegel, R. J., Smith, C. M., & Vess, M.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• Davis, William E||Hicks, Joshua A||Schlegel, Rebecca J||Smith, Christina M||Vess, Matthew

publication date

• March 2015

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• The Journal of Positive Psychology: dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice  Journal

keywords

• Authenticity
• Future Time Perspective
• Personality
• Self-esteem

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/17439760.2014.910830

start page

• 116

end page

• 126

volume

• 10

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2014.910830