Personal Expressiveness: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations

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Title

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.

Author/creator

Waterman, Alan S.

Date

1990

In publication

The Journal of Mind and Behavior

Volume

11

Issue

1

Pages

47-73

Resource type

en Background/Context

Medium

en Print

Background/context type

en Conceptual

Open access/free-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

0271-0137

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (JSTOR)

Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)

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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The Institution of Schooling

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