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Although the literature has focused on individual differences in authenticity, recent findings suggest that authenticity is sensitive to context; that is, it is also a state. We extended this perspective by examining whether incidental affect influences authenticity. In three experiments, participants felt more authentic when in a relatively positive than negative mood. The causal role of affect in authenticity was consistent across a diverse set of mood inductions, including explicit (Experiments 1 and 3) and implicit (Experiment 2) methods. The link between incidental affect and state authenticity was not moderated by ability to down-regulate negative affect (Experiments 1 and 3) nor was it explained by negative mood increasing private self-consciousness or decreasing access to the self system (Experiment 3). The results indicate that mood is used as information to assess one's sense of authenticity.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Cognition and Emotion |
Early online date | 10 Apr 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Authenticity
- Self
- Mood
- Personality systems interaction theory
- Affect infusion model
- Mood as information
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British Psychological Society (Division of Counselling Psychology) Annual Conference
Letitia Slabu (Speaker)
13 Jul 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference