Authenticity,presence of meaning,and struggle with ultimate meaning: Nuanced between-and within-person associations |
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| Institution: | 1. Case Western Reserve University, United States;2. Bowling Green State University, United States;1. Institute of Psychology and Laboratory for the Research of Individual Differences, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Čika Ljubina 18-20, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;2. Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotića 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;3. Department of Psychology and Laboratory for the Research of Individual Differences, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Čika Ljubina 18-20, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;1. Social Neuroscience Lab, Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland;2. Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;3. School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA;4. Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA;1. Institute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Germany;2. Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland;3. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States |
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| Abstract: | Authenticity predicts greater presence of meaning in life, in general (between-persons) and in the moment (within-persons). However, little is known about whether authenticity predicts negative aspects of life meaning, such as struggles with ultimate meaning. Across three studies (total N = 719), two of which used daily diaries (daily reports = 1,980), correlations, confirmatory factor analyses, and multilevel path models together showed that higher levels of authenticity related positively to presence of meaning and negatively to struggle with ultimate meaning at the between- and within-person levels. These findings are consistent with humanistic, existential, and positive psychology theories of authenticity and meaning and raise the possibility that increasing authenticity states over time may predict sustained improvement in multiple aspects of meaning. |
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| Keywords: | Authenticity Presence of meaning Struggle with ultimate meaning |
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