作者： Clare M. Allan
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关键词: Relevance (law) 、 Consistency (negotiation) 、 Social psychology 、 Content (Freudian dream analysis) 、 Psychology 、 Survey methodology 、 Test (assessment) 、 State (polity)
摘要: This study focuses on the under-researched subject of “state authenticity”, experience expressing one‟s true self. The 2 major hypotheses causes state authenticity are tested: behavioural content versus consistency with personal traits. Investigations examine proposal that behaviour values, specifically “helping others” increases authenticity, regardless an individual‟s own helpfulness-traits. Using a web-based survey methodology, 238 participants were randomly assigned to helping or non-helping condition and immediately thereafter reported their authenticity. To test possibility reports affected by timing, weeks later retrospectively previous Contrary expectations, no significant differences found between helpers‟ non-helpers‟ at time helping. However, both conditions increased recalled helpers reporting greater than non-helpers for self authentic living. Helpers‟ was associated rather Discussions cover classes differing needs reflection, while relevance is considered in terms adaptive functionality. Alternative interpretations cannot be ruled out suggestions future work included. EFFECTS OF HELPING ON AUTHENTICITY iii