Wisman, Arnaud, Heflick, Nathan A, Goldenberg, Jamie L (2015) The Great Escape: The Role of Self-esteem and Self-related Cognition in Terror Management. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, . pp. 1-48. ISSN 0022-1031. (doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2015.05.006) (KAR id:48674)
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Abstract
Integrating terror management theory and objective self-awareness theory, we propose the
existential escape hypothesis, which states that people with low self-esteem should be
especially prone to escaping self-awareness as a distal response to thoughts of death. This is
because they lack the means to bolster the self as a defense, and the propensity to bolster the
self reduces the motivation to escape from self-awareness. Five studies supported this
hypothesis. Individuals low, but not high, in self-esteem scored lower on a measure of private
self-awareness (Study 1), showed less implicit self-activation (Studies 2 & 3), were more
likely to choose to write about others than themselves (Study 4), and consumed more alcohol
in a field study at a nightclub (Study 5) in response to mortality reminders. Implications for
terror management theory (highlighting an additional route to defend against mortality
awareness), self-regulation, physical health and well-being are discussed.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.05.006 |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Arnaud Wisman |
Date Deposited: | 28 May 2015 12:21 UTC |
Last Modified: | 03 May 2024 03:07 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/48674 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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