Folk wisdom and popular literature hold that, in the face of death, individuals tend to regret things in their livesthat they have done or failed to do. TerrorManagement Theory (TMT), in contrast, allows for the prediction thatindividuals who are confronted with death try to minimize the experience of regret in order to retain a positiveself-esteem. Three experiments put these competing perspectives to test. Drawing on TMT, we hypothesized andfound that participants primed with their own death regret fewer things than control-group participants. Thispattern of results cannot be attributed to differing types of regrets (Study 1). Furthermore, we provide evidencesuggesting that the effect is not purely a product of cognitive mechanisms such a...
Past research concerning Terror Management Theory (TMT) has displayed self-esteem bolstering and cul...
The terror management health model suggests targeting sources of self-esteem or identity, in conjunc...
Previous works on the Terror management theory (TMT) have shown that thoughts of one's own deat...
Folk wisdom and popular literature hold that, in the face of death, individuals tend to regret thing...
Terror Management Theory proposes that the threat of death produces existential terror, which accent...
Do people lose hope when thinking about death? Based on Terror Management Theory, we predicted that ...
According to the Terror Management Theory, the fear of death may induce anxiety and threaten individ...
The thought of one’s own death induces anxiety and threatens self-esteem. According to Terror Manage...
ABSTRACT—Reminders of death tend to produce strong cognitive and behavioral responses, but little or...
Do people lose hope when thinking about death? Based on Terror Management Theory, we predicted that...
Death Anxiety (DA) and Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) are two psychological phenomena that have distinct...
Research generated from Terror Management Theory has demonstrated that reminding participants of the...
This study explores self-related outcomes (e.g., esteem, self-concept clarity, existential well-bein...
a b s t r a c t Terror management theory posits that one's self-esteem and worldview operate jo...
This study examines both the generalizability of Terror Management Theory (TMT) and the mechanisms b...
Past research concerning Terror Management Theory (TMT) has displayed self-esteem bolstering and cul...
The terror management health model suggests targeting sources of self-esteem or identity, in conjunc...
Previous works on the Terror management theory (TMT) have shown that thoughts of one's own deat...
Folk wisdom and popular literature hold that, in the face of death, individuals tend to regret thing...
Terror Management Theory proposes that the threat of death produces existential terror, which accent...
Do people lose hope when thinking about death? Based on Terror Management Theory, we predicted that ...
According to the Terror Management Theory, the fear of death may induce anxiety and threaten individ...
The thought of one’s own death induces anxiety and threatens self-esteem. According to Terror Manage...
ABSTRACT—Reminders of death tend to produce strong cognitive and behavioral responses, but little or...
Do people lose hope when thinking about death? Based on Terror Management Theory, we predicted that...
Death Anxiety (DA) and Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) are two psychological phenomena that have distinct...
Research generated from Terror Management Theory has demonstrated that reminding participants of the...
This study explores self-related outcomes (e.g., esteem, self-concept clarity, existential well-bein...
a b s t r a c t Terror management theory posits that one's self-esteem and worldview operate jo...
This study examines both the generalizability of Terror Management Theory (TMT) and the mechanisms b...
Past research concerning Terror Management Theory (TMT) has displayed self-esteem bolstering and cul...
The terror management health model suggests targeting sources of self-esteem or identity, in conjunc...
Previous works on the Terror management theory (TMT) have shown that thoughts of one's own deat...