ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2009, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 1302-1308.

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A Brief Introduction of Authenticity Research in Psychology

LIU Qun-Ying; ZHANG Jin-Fu; CHEN Jia   

  1. School of Psychology, Southwest University, 400715 Chongqing, China
  • Received:2009-08-11 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-11-15 Published:2009-11-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Jin-Fu

Abstract: Authenticity refers to the extent to which people are just themselves. Authenticity is closely related to the self and is one of the important factors influencing individual mental health. The article summed up the authenticity researches on the conception, the structure, measurements and research focuses. Pointed out that several issues should be further studied, namely the authenticity structure, effect variables and its influence mechanism on individual mental health.

Key words: authenticity, authenticity in relationship, self, mental health