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- Title
Authentic for Thee But Not for Me: Perceived Authenticity in Self-Control Conflicts.
- Authors
Garrison, Katie E.; Rivera, Grace N.; Schlegel, Rebecca J.; Hicks, Joshua A.; Schmeichel, Brandon J.
- Abstract
Is self-control authentic? Across several hypothetical scenarios, participants perceived impulsive actions as more authentic for others (Study 1a) but self-control as more authentic for themselves (Study 1b). Study 2 partially replicated this asymmetry. Study 3 accounted for behavior positivity because self-control was typically the more positive action in the previous studies. Study 4 minimized the influence of positivity by framing the same behaviors as either impulsive or controlled; impulsive actions were deemed more authentic than self-control, but only for other people. An internal meta-analysis controlling for behavior positivity revealed that (a) more positive behaviors are more authentic, and (b) impulsive actions are more authentic than self-controlled actions, especially for others. This actor–observer asymmetry suggests that, even in the face of a strong tendency to perceive positive actions as authentic, there exists a competing tendency to view others' impulsive actions as more authentic than self-control.
- Subjects
SELF-control; AUTHENTICITY (Philosophy); INTERNAL auditing; OPTIMISM
- Publication
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 2023, Vol 49, Issue 12, p1646
- ISSN
0146-1672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/01461672221118187