Mortality salience reduces the discrimination between in‐group and out‐group interactions: A functional MRI investigation using multi‐voxel pattern analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23454
Abstract: As a fundamental concern of human beings, mortality salience impacts various human social behaviors including intergroup interactions; however, the underlying neural signature remains obscure. Here, we examined the neural signatures underlying the impact of mortality… read more here.
Keywords: group bias; mortality salience; pattern analysis; group ... See more keywords
Implicit aggression following exposure to people with physical disabilities: The costs of inhibiting self-protective processes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11031-019-09757-x
Abstract: Previous studies indicate that death reminders elicit prosocial behavior, but also an urge to distance from physical disabilities. Here, we examine whether mortality salience will increase implicit aggression when one is explicitly requested to help… read more here.
Keywords: aggression; implicit aggression; physical disabilities; aggression following ... See more keywords
Mortality salience induces men's mating strategy toward body attractiveness in long-term mating context
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.109524
Abstract: Abstract Sexual attitudes are influenced by social norms, with an open sexual attitude in loose cultures (e.g., United States), and a conservative sexual attitude in tight cultures (e.g., China). Previous studies have found that men… read more here.
Keywords: term; mating context; term mating; long term ... See more keywords
Death and Sexuality: Mortality Salience Increases Heteronormative Preferences and Stereotyping among Those with High Need for Closure.
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DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2022.2132575
Abstract: Terror Management Theory has shown that mortality salience can increase outgroup stereotyping and dislike of people who are different. We examined heterosexual participant reactions to profiles of homosexual and heterosexual men after mortality salience utilizing… read more here.
Keywords: need closure; mortality salience; death; mortality ... See more keywords
Re-examining the relationship between mortality salience and prosocial behavior in Chinese context
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2016.1268220
Abstract: ABSTRACT Given the mixed findings regarding the relationship between mortality salience (MS) and prosocial behavior, the present research retested how MS influences prosocial behaviors in Chinese culture. Results showed that although participants have different levels… read more here.
Keywords: relationship mortality; salience prosocial; prosocial behavior; mortality salience ... See more keywords
Applying terror management theory as a framework to understand the impact of heightened mortality salience on children, adolescents, and their parents: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2132550
Abstract: Abstract Terror Management Theory (TMT) posits that controlling death anxiety is a driving force behind many aspects of social behavior. The objective in this systematic review was to explore how TMT is used to explain… read more here.
Keywords: management theory; mortality salience; mortality; children adolescents ... See more keywords
Understanding how the message appeal of moral beauty influences advertising effectiveness under mortality salience
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DOI: 10.1080/13527266.2018.1461125
Abstract: Abstract Consumers may be reminded of life mortality by some life events and media content. Mortality salience as a contextual factor has not been sufficiently investigated in the existing literature of advertising. The present research… read more here.
Keywords: mortality salience; mortality; beauty influences; moral beauty ... See more keywords
Mortality salience – shedding light on the dark experience
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DOI: 10.1080/1743873x.2019.1585438
Abstract: ABSTRACT Mortality salience, a key term in Terror Management Theory, refers to self-awareness of one’s vulnerability and ultimate mortality. This exploratory study, based on psychology and tourism literature, clarifies the degree to which a visit… read more here.
Keywords: experience; visit; mortality salience; salience shedding ... See more keywords
Mortality Salience Enhances Neural Activities Related to Guilt and Shame When Recalling the Past.
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DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac004
Abstract: Mortality salience (MS) influences cognition and behavior. However, its effect on emotion (especially moral emotions) and the underlying neural correlates are unclear. We investigated how MS priming modulated guilt and shame in a later recall… read more here.
Keywords: activities related; mortality salience; shame; related guilt ... See more keywords
Caught in the crossfire: reactions to persistent mortality salience
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DOI: 10.1108/ejm-03-2019-0242
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study is to draw on terror management theory (TMT) to explore the impact of pervasive mortality cues on consumer behaviour as a result of residing in a community ravaged by… read more here.
Keywords: caught crossfire; reactions persistent; coping strategies; mortality salience ... See more keywords
Exploring Mortality Salience and Pandemic Impact in the Context of COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1177/00302228211056221
Abstract: Mortality salience refers to a state of conscious awareness of death and the inevitable conclusion of life, associated with psychological terror. The COVID-19 pandemic generated increased awareness of illness and death, and effectuated changes in… read more here.
Keywords: mortality salience; covid; death; mortality ... See more keywords