The science of meaning in life

LA King, JA Hicks - Annual review of psychology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Meaning in life has long been a mystery of human existence. In this review, we seek to
demystify this construct. Focusing on the subjective experience of meaning in life, we review …

Authenticity in tourism theory and experience. Practically indispensable and theoretically mischievous?

K Moore, A Buchmann, M Månsson, D Fisher - Annals of tourism research, 2021 - Elsevier
The notion of authenticity arises in tourism research in two ways: In theory, as a contentious,
complicated and disputed construct; empirically, as a recurrent theme in accounts of tourist …

[HTML][HTML] Nostalgia confers psychological wellbeing by increasing authenticity

NJ Kelley, WE Davis, J Dang, L Liu, T Wildschut… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for one's past, predicts or augments psychological
wellbeing (PWB). We hypothesized that it does so—at least in part—via authenticity, a sense …

Perceived lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) supportive practices and the life satisfaction of LGBT employees: The roles of disclosure, authenticity at …

L Fletcher, BA Everly - Journal of Occupational and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As an increasing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees are
choosing to disclose their LGBT identity at work, it is important to understand how …

[HTML][HTML] Using schema modes for case conceptualization in schema therapy: an applied clinical approach

DJA Edwards - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This article is situated within the framework of schema therapy and offers a comprehensive
and clinically useful list of schema modes that have been identified as being relevant to …

The authentic self is the self-enhancing self: A self-enhancement framework of authenticity

CL Guenther, Y Zhang… - Personality and Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Authenticity refers to behaving in a manner that aligns with one's true self. The true self,
though, is positive. From a self-enhancement standpoint, people exaggerate their strengths …

How and when awe improves meaning in life: The role of authentic-self pursuit and trait authenticity.

W Yuan, Y Du, T Jiang - Emotion, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Awe is theoretically proposed as a meaning-making emotion. However, empirical evidence
has shown that awe has mixed effects on meaning in life. The explanations for such …

Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences.

Y Yang, C Sedikides, Y Wang, H Cai - Journal of Personality and …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Contact with nature may benefit, not only the bodily organism, but also the psychological
self. We proposed that, assuming humans' innate affinity for nature (the biophilia …

Authenticity, meaning in life, and life satisfaction: A multicomponent investigation of relationships at the trait and state levels

PK Lutz, DB Newman, RJ Schlegel… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The present study sought to examine:(1) how the components of authenticity (ie,
authentic living, self‐alienation, accepting external influence) relate to one another at …

Perceiving the self as authentic on social media precedes fewer mental health symptoms: A longitudinal approach

CJ Bunker, JM Balcerowska, LM Precht… - Computers in Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
People who perceive themselves as authentic experience fewer mental health symptoms
(eg, depression). With social media, people now have great control over whether they …