Authenticity, Life Satisfaction, and Distress: A Longitudinal Analysis

作者：Boyraz Gueler^*; Waits J Brandon; Felix Victoria A

来源：Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2014, 61(3): 498-505.

DOI：10.1037/cou0000031

• authenticity
• life satisfaction
• distress
• cross-lagged analysis
• two-wave panel study

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.

• 出版日期2014-7