Me, Me, and Me: The Process of Felt (In)Authenticity at Work through Multiple Referent Selves

Authenticity is often positioned as the straightforward alignment between one’s inner self and outward behaviors. However, this traditional conceptualization fails to account for the possibility that individuals balance being authentic to multiple coexisting selves. We build on existing work in authenticity, self and identity, and communications to propose an alternative perspective: that individuals simultaneously have an unfiltered self (based...