title: Predictive role of authenticity on psychological vulnerability in Turkish university students.
abstract: Authenticity is associated with adaptive psychological characteristics and may be predictive of psychological vulnerability. The study was conducted with Turkish university students (N = 303; 158 women, 145 men; M age = 20.1 yr.). Participants completed the Turkish version of Authenticity Scale and the Psychological Vulnerability Scale. Psychological vulnerability was correlated positively with two subfactors of authenticity, accepting external influence and self-alienation, and negatively with the authentic living factor of authenticity. Self-alienation, accepting external influence, and authentic living were related to psychological vulnerability, accounting for 33% of the variance collectively. Authenticity is an important predictor of psychological vulnerability.
authors.affiliation: Psychological Counseling Department, Anadolu University, Eskisechir, Turkey. sasatici@anadolu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Seydi Ahmet
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Satici
authors.forename: Ahmet Rifat
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kayis
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001519:Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult