title: Subjectivity and environmental influence in relation to sense of authenticity.
abstract: The authors responded to criticisms raised recently by Giannini (2010) of the authors' 2009 study in which cross-age differences were examined in the sense of authenticity. Comments address three aspects of the criticism, interpretation of the results, and misunderstanding of the method used as well as the concepts. In particular, future research likely needs to focus on the subjective aspects of sense of authenticity.
authors: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. masayait@ncnp.go.jp
authors: Masaya
authors: M
authors: Ito
authors: Masaru
authors: M
authors: Horikoshi
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Kodama
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007564:Japan; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D012660:Semantics; D012922:Social Change; D012931:Social Environment