Research on dispositional authenticity has accelerated in recent years. Using the Authenticity Scale and drawing upon Self-Determination Theory, we conducted a Latent Profile Analysis to determine whether two or more distinct classes of authentic self-development were identifiable across separate samples (Ns = 344 and 378) of emerging adults (18–22 year olds). We also tested whether multidimensional perfectionism and attachment insecurity were correlated with the classes of authentic self-development, and examined the association between class membership and levels of psychological need satisfaction and frustration. Our findings supported the presence of a 3-class configuration which we respectively labelled “Consolidated Authenticity,” “Unintegrated Authenticity,” and “Pre-Emergent Authenticity.” This class structure was replicated in a separate, independent sample. Results highlighted relevant variation in authentic self-development across the identified classes and yielded support for our model involving hypothesized influences on, as well as contemporary outcomes associated with, participants’ class membership.

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剖析真实的自我发展：与新兴成年期基本需求满足的关联

近年来，对性格真实性的研究加速。使用真实性量表并利用自我决定理论，我们进行了潜在概况分析，以确定在新兴成年人（18-22 岁）的不同样本（Ns = 344 和 378）中是否可以识别出两个或多个不同类别的真实自我发展。我们还测试了多维完美主义和依恋不安全感是否与真实的自我发展类别相关，并检查了类别成员与心理需求满足和挫折水平之间的关联。我们的研究结果支持存在 3 类配置，我们分别将其标记为“综合真实性”、“未整合真实性”和“紧急真实性”。这个类结构在一个单独的、独立的样本中被复制。