Authenticity and Exit: Pilot Study for Novel Manipulation

The given study will pilot a novel manipulation focusing on authenticity at work. The construct of 'Authenticity at Work' has been successfully measured in past studies. Past researchers have also manipulated feelings of authenticity (vs. inauthenticity) in one's life. However, no current manipulation exists to manipulate authenticity (vs. inauthenticity) in a workplace domain. Because this type of authenticity is perceived as state-based rather than dispositional, it primarily consists of 'authentic living' and 'self-aliention.' Overall, the pilot study will test a novel manipulation for 'state authenticity at work.'