The Relevance of Big Five Trait Content in Behavior to Subjective Authenticity: Do High Levels of Within-Person Behavioral Variability Undermine or Enable Authenticity Achievement?

摘要: Individuals vary their behavior from moment to a great deal, often acting "out of character" for traits. This article investigates the consequences authenticity. We compared 2 hypotheses-trait consistency, that individuals feel most authentic when in way consistent with traits; and state-content significance, some ways more because content consequences, regardless actor's corresponding Three studies using experience-sampling methodology laboratory natural settings, participants ages 18-51, strongly supported significance hypothesis did not support trait-consistency hypothesis. Authenticity was consistently associated highly extraverted, agreeable, conscientious, emotionally stable, intellectual, Discussion focuses on possible implications within-person variability nature self-concept.