The Essence of Authenticity

In this paper, we build upon the model of authenticity proposed by Lehman and colleagues, which includes the dimensions consistency, conformity, and connection. We expand this “3C-view” by adding a fourth dimension, continuity, which results in what we have come to call “4C-view of authenticity.” We...

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Main Authors: Olaf Dammann, Katja M. Friederichs, Sabine Lebedinski, Kerstin M. Liesenfeld
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.629654/full
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spelling doaj-0f6681ae2390422c9aaab2f8c26055012021-01-21T10:07:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-01-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.629654629654The Essence of AuthenticityOlaf Dammann0Olaf Dammann1Olaf Dammann2Katja M. Friederichs3Katja M. Friederichs4Sabine Lebedinski5Sabine Lebedinski6Kerstin M. Liesenfeld7Kerstin M. Liesenfeld8Liesenfeld Research Institute, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyLiesenfeld Research Institute, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Differential Psychology, University of Trier, Trier, GermanyLiesenfeld Research Institute, Boston, MA, United StatesInstitute of Psychology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, GermanyLiesenfeld Research Institute, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United StatesIn this paper, we build upon the model of authenticity proposed by Lehman and colleagues, which includes the dimensions consistency, conformity, and connection. We expand this “3C-view” by adding a fourth dimension, continuity, which results in what we have come to call “4C-view of authenticity.” We discuss our proposal from a process perspective and emphasize that congruence might be a reasonable candidate for a concept that unifies the four dimensions of authenticity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.629654/fullauthenticitycongruenceselfself-developmentcontinuity in self-development
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Kerstin M. Liesenfeld
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The Essence of Authenticity
Frontiers in Psychology
authenticity
congruence
self
self-development
continuity in self-development
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title The Essence of Authenticity
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description In this paper, we build upon the model of authenticity proposed by Lehman and colleagues, which includes the dimensions consistency, conformity, and connection. We expand this “3C-view” by adding a fourth dimension, continuity, which results in what we have come to call “4C-view of authenticity.” We discuss our proposal from a process perspective and emphasize that congruence might be a reasonable candidate for a concept that unifies the four dimensions of authenticity.
topic authenticity
congruence
self
self-development
continuity in self-development
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