Wisman, Arnaud, Koole, S.L. (2001) Hiding in the Crowd: Can Mortality Salience Promote Affiliation With Others Who Oppose One’s Worldviews? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84 (3). pp. 511-526. ISSN 0022-3514. E-ISSN 1939-1315. (doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.511) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:54301)
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Abstract
The present research highlights affiliation defenses in the psychological confrontation with death. In 3
experiments, it was found that mortality salience led to increased affiliation strivings, as indicated by a
greater preference for sitting within a group as opposed to sitting alone. Mortality salience actually led
to increased affiliation with a worldview-threatening group (Experiments 1–2), even when affiliation
with the group forced participants to attack their own worldviews (Experiment 3). Taken together, the
findings support a distinct role of affiliation defenses against existential concerns. Moreover, affiliation
defenses seem powerful enough to override worldview validation defenses, even when the worldviews
in question are personally relevant and highly accessible.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.511 |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Arnaud Wisman |
Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2016 13:48 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:22 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/54301 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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