Authenticity Scale – Chinese Version

Description

The concept of Individual Authenticity has its roots in Ancient Greece, where philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle discussed the theme of “Know Yourself.” In modern psychology, schools like psychoanalysis and humanistic psychology emphasize the importance of individual authenticity in understanding happiness (Baumeister, 2019). However, scholars have different emphases in their interpretations of individual authenticity. The following are definitions from various scholars.

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Purpose

The purpose of this research is to explore and measure the levels of individual authenticity among participants using the Authenticity Scale.

Test Year

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Administration Method and Scoring

The Authenticity Scale, developed by Wood et al. (2008), measures individual authenticity across three dimensions: 自我疏离 (Self-Alienation), 真实的生活 (Authentic Living), and 接受外部影响 (Acceptance of External Influences). The scale contains a total of 12 items, with four items per dimension. It uses a 7-point Likert scale, with reverse scoring applied to items corresponding to Acceptance of External Influences and Self-Alienation. A higher total score indicates greater individual authenticity.

Reliability and Validity

The Cronbach’s α coefficient for the authenticity scale in this study is 0.898.

Factors and Subscales

1. 自我疏离 (Self-Alienation)
2. 真实的生活 (Authentic Living)
3. 接受外部影响 (Acceptance of External Influences)

Keywords

Individual Authenticity, self-identity, psychological well-being, self-realization.

Items in Chinese

1. 我觉得我好像不是很了解自己。
2. 我不知道如何感受内心真实的感觉。
3. 我觉得我和真实的自己失去联系。
4. 我觉得我和自己很疏远。
5. 通常，我都是遵照他人所说的那样做。
6. 我会受到他人观点的强烈影响。
7. 我总是觉得我需要按照别人的期望去做事。
8. 其他人对我影响很大。
9. 在绝大多数情况下，我忠于我自己。
10. 我总是坚持我所相信的。
11. 我依据我的价值观和信仰生活着。
12. 我认为做自己比做一个受欢迎的人更好。

Items in English

1. I feel like I don’t really understand myself.
2. I don’t know how to feel my inner true feelings.
3. I feel disconnected from my true self.
4. I feel alienated from myself.
5. Generally, I do what others tell me to do.
6. I am strongly influenced by others’ opinions.
7. I always feel that I need to do things according to others’ expectations.
8. Others have a significant impact on me.
9. In most cases, I am true to myself.
10. I always stand by what I believe.
11. I live according to my values and beliefs.
12. I think it is better to be myself than to be someone who is popular.

References

Baumeister, 2019; Sheldon et al., 1997; Kernis, 2003; May, 1967; Rogers, 1951, 1958; Maslow, 1987, 1971; 黄希庭, 2004; 刘群英, 2010; Wood et al., 2008.