ABSTRACT

Individuals may engage in immoral behavior to achieve the ends they desire. Two studies (total N = 1257) investigated whether the impact of such goal-directed immoral behavior on self-perceived authenticity would vary according to different goal states. Study 1 employed an experimental task whereas Study 2 surveyed participants on their personal goal pursuit. In both studies, we found that the association between immoral behavior and self-perceived authenticity was stronger after than prior to goal completion. Our findings corroborate the goal competition perspective on authenticity, and suggest avenues for future research on state authenticity and the dynamic consequences of immoral behavior.

摘要

个人可能会从事不道德的行为以达到他们想要的目的。两项研究（总N = 1257）调查了这种以目标为导向的不道德行为对自我感知真实性的影响是否会因不同的目标状态而异。研究 1 采用了一项实验任务，而研究 2 则对参与者的个人目标追求进行了调查。在这两项研究中，我们发现不道德行为与自我感知真实性之间的关联在目标完成之后比在目标完成之前更强。我们的研究结果证实了关于真实性的目标竞争观点，并为未来研究国家真实性和不道德行为的动态后果提供了途径。