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How and When Awe Improves Meaning in Life: The Role of Authentic-Self Pursuit and Trait Authenticity

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EMOTION
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AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/emo0001278

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awe; meaning in life; authentic-self pursuit; trait authenticity; self-smallness

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This research investigates the impact of awe on meaning in life through authentic-self pursuit. The results show a positive indirect effect of awe on meaning in life and highlight the importance of trait authenticity in moderating this effect.
Awe is theoretically proposed as a meaning-making emotion. However, empirical evidence has shown that awe has mixed effects on meaning in life. The explanations for such complicated results have been limited. To fill this gap, in this research, we aimed to clarify how and when awe contributes to meaning in life. In six studies (N = 1,115), we examined the indirect effect of awe on meaning in life through authentic-self pursuit as well as trait authenticity's moderating effect on this indirect effect. We consistently found a positive indirect effect of awe on meaning in life via authentic-self pursuit (Studies 1-3 and Study 5), which arised beyond happiness and self-smallness (Studies 2a, 2b, and 3) and also held for awe brought on by a threatening experience (Study 3). Moreover, we found that manipulating authentic-self pursuit improved meaning in life (Study 4). Importantly, the main effect of awe on meaning in life and indirect effect of awe on meaning in life through authentic-self pursuit were significant for those with low to average rather than high trait authenticity (Study 5). These findings facilitate the understanding of awe as a meaning-making emotion.

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