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Walkerton revisited: how our psychological defenses may influence responses to water crises
Ecology and Society, 2017 When the drinking water in Walkerton, Ontario (2000) was contaminated - sending 65 people to hospital and killing seven people - outrage and recriminations quickly reached the provincial Parliament and Toronto media outlets.
S. A. Cote +3 more
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Reaction to Mortality: An Interdisciplinary Organizing Principle for the Human Sciences
Zygon, 1998 Ernest Becker's theory about death denial is one example of depth psychological theory. Because very important features of Becker's theory have now successfully and singularly met the rigorous empirical testing of Terror Management Theory (TMT), it must
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APMBA (Asia Pacific Management and Business Application), 2016 This study aims to examine the effect of health warnings on cigarette packs which are mortality-themed on repurchase intention, based on the perspective of terror management theory.
Dwinita Laksmidewi +1 more
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A study on the relationship of death anxiety and the completion of advance directives for oncology social workers [PDF]
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf ...
Peck, Marlys R., 1964-
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Dancing on the volcano: social exploration in times of discontent
Ecology and Society, 2019 Radical recent developments such as Brexit, the rise of extreme nationalism, the gilets jaunes, polarizing leaders, the Arab Spring, and fundamentalist movements are indications of societal discontent with the status quo. Other societal phenomena such as
Stephen R. Carpenter +3 more
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Effects of Terrorism News on Prejudiced Attitude: Analyzing Some Case Studies
JISR Management and Social Sciences & Economics, 2011 The terrorist attacks of 9/11 have made the whole world unsafe. Through Terror Management Theory (TMT), scholars have tried to make sense of this phenomenon in the context of media and how they are affecting or giving rise to prejudiced attitudes ...
Khalid Sultan, Muhammad Wasim Akbar
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The effects of mortality salience on self-esteem
مجله علوم روانشناختی, 2016 Terror management theory (greenberg, solomon, pyszczinski, 1986) claims that the reason for which one tries to attain and preserve positive self-evaluation is self-esteem. This self-esteem acts as a buffer against existential death anxiety. This approach
Mahmoud Amirbeigi +2 more
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A Review of Research on the Role of Different Types of Religiosity in Terror Management
Psikiyatride Güncel YaklaşımlarThis review paper aims to reveal the role of different types of religiosity based on research addressing religiosity in terms of in-group and out-group distinction within the scope of Terror Management Theory (TMT).
Kenan Alparslan, M. Ersin Kuşdil
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Activism as a Heroic Quest for Symbolic Immortality: An Existential Perspective on Collective Action
Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2016 Excellent research exists on the conditions that generate political and social activism. Yet a central issue has remained perplexing: how does the personal need to stand out as unique and heroic interact with the concern for the positive image of the ...
Julia Elad-Strenger
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To Live is to Die: The Effect of Mortality Salience on Memory and Fear of Death [PDF]
, 2013 Terror Management Theory proposes that the threat of death produces existential terror, which accentuates the need for security. This effect of mortality salience awareness of death-is well documented for non-conscious thoughts of death (Martens, Burke ...
Bergamini, Tony F.
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