Authenticity predicts greater presence of meaning in life, in general (between-persons) and in the moment (within-persons). However, little is known about whether authenticity predicts negative aspects of life meaning, such as struggles with ultimate meaning. Across three studies (total N = 719), two of which used daily diaries (daily reports = 1,980), correlations, confirmatory factor analyses, and multilevel path models together showed that higher levels of authenticity related positively to presence of meaning and negatively to struggle with ultimate meaning at the between- and within-person levels. These findings are consistent with humanistic, existential, and positive psychology theories of authenticity and meaning and raise the possibility that increasing authenticity states over time may predict sustained improvement in multiple aspects of meaning.

真实性预示着生活中更有意义的存在，一般来说（人与人之间）和当下（人内）。然而，关于真实性是否能预测生活意义的消极方面，例如与终极意义的斗争，我们知之甚少。在三项研究中（总共N = 719），其中两个使用了每日日记（每日报告 = 1,980）、相关性、验证性因素分析和多层次路径模型共同表明，更高水平的真实性与意义的存在正相关，而与最终意义的斗争则与两者之间的最终意义负相关- 和个人层面。这些发现与关于真实性和意义的人文主义、存在主义和积极心理学理论一致，并提出了一种可能性，即随着时间的推移增加真实性状态可以预测意义的多个方面的持续改进。