ABSTRACT
Authenticity is an ideal that Western culture has recently embraced with unprecedented force (Liedtka, 2008; Trilling, 2006). Exhortations by classical Greek philosophers to “Know thyself” and “To thine own self be true” imply that authenticity is beneficial for individuals and society. Research supports these claims, in that authenticity has been associated with fewer physical and depressive symptoms, lower anxiety, lower stress, and greater subjective vitality (e.g., Lopez & Rice, 2006; Ryan, LaGuardia, & Rawsthorne, 2005).
