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Exploring Authenticity in the Dialogical Self: A Conceptual Assemblage
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division for Educational Science and Languages. Lund university, Centre for languages and literature, Lund (SWE). (KAMAIL)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7789-9032
2025 (English)In: Journal of constructivist psychology, ISSN 1072-0537, E-ISSN 1521-0650, p. 1-21Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In dialogical self theory (DST) authenticity has not been a central concern. The humanist notion of a static, higher-order, superordinate, ultimate, and “true” self runs counter to the ontology of DST, and the conceptualization of the dialogical self as unconsolidated, multifaceted, dynamic, and sensitive to situational change. In a climate in which the psychology of authenticity is undergoing revision—and in which the existence of a “true” “inner” self is increasingly questioned—it is these qualities that make DST highly suited to the investigation of authenticity in contemporary life. Four aspects of DST can facilitate the exploration of authenticity: (1) the function of personal positions and their role in shaping and stylizing social positions, (2) how I-positions differ in relation to openness to innovation and the degree to which they are personally endorsed, (3) how I-positions can encompass a shared identity and can express a collective voice, and (4) the emotional tenor of experiences involving authenticity. To illustrate the utility of this conceptual assemblage, a case study of the authenticity experiences of an early-career language teacher is presented. The study demonstrates how, in the dialogical self, authenticity involves the experience of how one is in one’s actions and in one’s relationships.

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Taylor & Francis, 2025. p. 1-21
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authenticity; dialogical self; excavation work; language education; teaching; working life
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Work Sciences Psychology Educational Sciences
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Work-Integrated Learning
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-23040DOI: 10.1080/10720537.2025.2456789ISI: 001415681700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85217374087OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-23040DiVA, id: diva2:1951953
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