Wisman, Arnaud, Goldenberg, Jamie L (2005) From the Grave to the Cradle: Evidence That Mortality Salience Engenders a Desire for Offspring. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89 (1). pp. 46-61. ISSN 0022-3514. E-ISSN 1939-1315. (doi:10.1037/0022-3514.89.1.46) (KAR id:54302)
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Abstract
On the basis of terror management theory, the authors hypothesized that reminders of mortality (mortality
self-relevant worldviews that also serve to manage existential concerns. In 3 studies, men, but not
support of the authors’ hypothesis that women’s desire for offspring was inhibited as a function of
salience on a desire for offspring for female participants only; furthermore, Study 4 revealed that when
mortality salience with an increased number of desired children. Taken together, the findings suggest that
a desire for offspring can function as a terror management defense mechanism.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1037/0022-3514.89.1.46 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | mortality salience; desire for offspring; gender; procreation; existential concerns |
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 13:52 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:33 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/54302 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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