Authenticity as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Power Contingent Self-Esteem and Subjective Well-Being

被引：16

作者：

Wang, Yi'nan ^{[1
]}

Li, Ziyi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Beijing Normal Univ, Fac Psychol, Natl Demonstrat Ctr Expt Psychol Educ, Beijing Key Lab Appl Expt Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China

来源：

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2018年 / 9卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

power; contingent self-esteem; true self; well-being; authenticity; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; INTRINSIC MOTIVATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; WORTH; PERSONALITY; CONCEPTUALIZATION; IMPACT; SCALE; SENSE;

D O I：

10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01066

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Drawing on Eastern wisdom and Self-Determination Theory (Deci and Ryan, 1995), the current study conceptualized a new form of maladaptive self-esteem, the power contingent self-esteem, which is extremely contingent on one's sense of power, and posits it is related to low subjective well-being by making people experience less authenticity. In Study 1, we found that general power contingent self-esteem was consistently linked to low subjective well-being. More importantly, the negative relationship between power contingent self-esteem and subjective well-being was mediated by authenticity. Study 2 further confirmed the mediation effect between power contingent self-esteem role and satisfaction through authenticity across four different roles (work, romance, friendship, and parent-child relationships). The finding of the negative relationship between power contingent self-esteem and subjective well-being via authenticity contributes to understanding the complicated association between power, self-esteem, and life satisfaction.

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