Thine own self: true self-concept accessibility and meaning in life.
Thine own self: true self-concept accessibility and meaning in life.
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DOI：
10.1037/a0014060
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发表时间：
2009-02
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
King LA
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作者：
Schlegel RJ;Hicks JA;Arndt J;King LA
许多哲学和心理学理论认为，真实的自我是幸福的重要贡献者。本研究考察了真实自我概念的认知可及性是否能预测生命意义体验。为了确保任何观察到的效果是由于真正的自我概念，而不是自我概念更普遍，我们利用实际的自我概念的可及性作为控制变量在所有的研究。真实和实际的自我概念被定义为包括那些在亲密的他人周围与大多数其他人（研究1至3）或指“你真正是谁”与“你在大多数活动中是谁”（研究4和5）的特征。研究1和2表明，真正的自我概念的可达性的个体差异，而不是实际的自我概念的可达性的差异，预测生活的意义。研究3表明，与真实自我相关的启动特质导致生活意义的增强。研究4和5提供了相关性和实验支持的作用，真正的自我概念的可及性在生活中的意义，即使是在没有参考的社会关系和状态的自尊和自我报告的真实性被控制的特征定义。真实自我概念和真实性的研究的影响进行了讨论。
A number of philosophical and psychological theories suggest the true self is an important contributor to well-being. The present research examined whether the cognitive accessibility of the true self-concept would predict the experience of meaning in life. To ensure that any observed effects were due to the true self-concept rather than the self-concept more generally, we utilized actual self-concept accessibility as a control variable in all studies. True and actual self-concepts were defined as including those traits which are enacted around close others versus most others (Studies 1 through 3) or as traits that refer to “who you really are” vs. “who you are during most of your activities” (Studies 4 and 5), respectively. Studies 1 and 2 showed that individual differences in true self-concept accessibility, but not differences in actual self-concept accessibility, predicted meaning in life. Study 3 showed that priming traits related to the true self led to enhanced meaning in life. Studies 4 and 5 provided correlational and experimental support for the role of true self-concept accessibility in meaning in life, even when traits were defined without reference to social relationships and when state self-esteem and self-reported authenticity were controlled. Implications for the study of the true self-concept and authenticity are discussed.