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Self-perceived Authenticity is Contaminated by the Valence of One’s Behavior

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Jongman-Sereno, KP; Leary, MR
Published in: Self and Identity
May 3, 2016

Abstract: Two studies tested whether people are biased to infer that their positive actions are more authentic than their negative actions. In Study 1, participants identified a positive or negative personal characteristic and assessed the authenticity of past behavior that reflected that characteristic. In Study 2, people imagined themselves performing positive and negative behaviors that they authentically did or did not want to perform. Both studies showed that people’s judgments of the authenticity of their behavior were contaminated by their perceptions of the valence of their behavior even when the objective authenticity of the behavior was controlled. Future research must disentangle authenticity and positivity to determine the degree to which each contributes to positive outcomes that have been attributed to authenticity.

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Self and Identity

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1529-8876

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1529-8868

Publication Date

May 3, 2016

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

283 / 301

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology
 

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Jongman-Sereno, K. P., & Leary, M. R. (2016). Self-perceived Authenticity is Contaminated by the Valence of One’s Behavior. Self and Identity, 15(3), 283–301. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2015.1128964
Jongman-Sereno, K. P., and M. R. Leary. “Self-perceived Authenticity is Contaminated by the Valence of One’s Behavior.” Self and Identity 15, no. 3 (May 3, 2016): 283–301. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2015.1128964.
Jongman-Sereno KP, Leary MR. Self-perceived Authenticity is Contaminated by the Valence of One’s Behavior. Self and Identity. 2016 May 3;15(3):283–301.
Jongman-Sereno, K. P., and M. R. Leary. “Self-perceived Authenticity is Contaminated by the Valence of One’s Behavior.” Self and Identity, vol. 15, no. 3, May 2016, pp. 283–301. Scopus, doi:10.1080/15298868.2015.1128964.
Jongman-Sereno KP, Leary MR. Self-perceived Authenticity is Contaminated by the Valence of One’s Behavior. Self and Identity. 2016 May 3;15(3):283–301.

Published In

Self and Identity

DOI

EISSN

1529-8876

ISSN

1529-8868

Publication Date

May 3, 2016

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

283 / 301

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology