Authenticity, life satisfaction, and distress: a longitudinal analysis.

Autor:	Boyraz G; Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University., Waits JB; Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University., Felix VA; Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of counseling psychology [J Couns Psychol] 2014 Jul; Vol. 61 (3), pp. 498-505.
DOI:	10.1037/cou0000031
Abstrakt:	The purpose of the present study was to examine the reciprocal relationships between authenticity and measures of life satisfaction and distress using a 2-wave panel study design. Data were collected from 232 college students attending 2 public universities. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results of the cross-lagged panel analysis indicated that after controlling for temporal stability, initial authenticity (Time 1) predicted later distress and life satisfaction (Time 2). Specifically, higher levels of authenticity at Time 1 were associated with increased life satisfaction and decreased distress at Time 2. Neither distress nor life satisfaction at Time 1 significantly predicted authenticity at Time 2. However, the relationship between Time 1 distress and Time 2 authenticity was not significantly different from the relationship between Time 1 authenticity and Time 2 distress. Results are discussed in light of humanistic-existential theories and the empirical research on well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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