The position of authenticity within extant models of personality

Citation

Maltby J, Wood AM, Day L & Pinto DG (2012) The position of authenticity within extant models of personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 52 (3), pp. 269-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.014

Abstract
The aim of the current study was to explore where authenticity, derived from the humanistic tradition of psychology, was positioned within a number of extant models of personality. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of data from four samples (total N = 1286) suggested that authenticity can be considered as loading on the Honesty-Humility factor of personality. These findings are discussed in terms of the wider theoretical overlaps between Honesty-Humility and psychological functioning as emphasised by the humanistic tradition of psychology.

Keywords
Authenticity; Honesty-Humility; Five-factor; Biological models of personality; Sincerity; Authenticity (Philosophy)

Journal
Personality and Individual Differences: Volume 52, Issue 3