Personal Expressiveness: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations
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Personal Expressiveness: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations
Abstract/Description
Psychological and philosophical perspectives are employed in an exploration of the reasons particular individuals experience an activity as personally expressive while others may find the same activity neutral or even aversive. The relationships between personal expressiveness and intrinsic motivation, flow, and self-actualization are considered. The construct of personal expressiveness is shown to have its roots in eudaimonistic philosophy. Living in a manner consistent with one's daimon or "true self" gives rise to a cognitiveaffective state labeled "eudaimonia" that is distinguishable from hedonic enjoyment. A personally expressive personality pattern is described integrating concepts from diverse theories including (a) a sense of personal identity, (b) self-actualization, (c) an internal locus of control, and (d) principled moral reasoning. A series of empirical investigations is proposed to test the theoretical concepts of personal expressiveness advanced.
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Date
In publication
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
47-73
Resource type
Background/Context
Medium
Print
Background/context type
Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
Yes
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
0271-0137
Citation
Waterman, A. S. (1990). Personal Expressiveness: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations. The Journal of Mind and Behavior, 11(1), 47–73.
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