What does death have to do with drinking? A test of the terror management account of alcohol misuse using subliminal priming

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Aarts ◽  
R. W. Wiers
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Terror Management ◽  
Subliminal Priming

Media Psychology and Complex Modes of Entertainment Experiences

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Klimmt
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Terror Management Theory ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Terror Management ◽  
Media Psychology ◽  
Mixed Emotions ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Complex Modes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Media Enjoyment

This comment briefly examines the history of entertainment research in media psychology and welcomes the conceptual innovations in the contribution by Oliver and Bartsch (this issue). Theoretical perspectives for improving and expanding the “appreciation” concept in entertainment psychology are outlined. These refer to more systematic links of appreciation to the psychology of mixed emotions, to positive psychology, and to the psychology of death and dying – in particular, to terror management theory. In addition, methodological challenges are discussed that entertainment research faces when appreciation and the experience of “meaning for life” need to be addressed in empirical studies of media enjoyment.

Dying to Watch

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laramie D. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Terror Management Theory ◽  
Terror Management ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Sexual Content ◽  
Entertainment Media ◽  
Sexual Values ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Sexual Cognitions ◽  
Sexual Media

Research has shown that thoughts about death influence sexual cognitions and some media choices. The present study tested the hypothesis that thoughts about death may affect individuals’ tendency to select or avoid entertainment media programming containing sexual material. In two experiments, thoughts about death (mortality salience [MS]) were manipulated before college undergraduates expressed interest in viewing television shows and movies with varying amounts of sexual content. In both studies, MS was associated with greater overall interest in sexual media content. Although terror management theory would indicate that sexual worldview should moderate this effect, this was not observed to be the case. In addition, MS was not found to affect interest in other types of highly engaging media content including violent and dramatic content. Limitations regarding generalizability are discussed. Results suggest that MS increases a preference for sexual media content, and that this occurs for individuals with diverse sexual values systems. This is discussed in terms of implications for terror management theory and cognitive models of media influence.

When Death Is Compelling

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Schindler ◽  
Marc-André Reinhard
Keyword(s):  
Terror Management Theory ◽  
Mortality Salience ◽  
Terror Management ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Hypothetical Scenario ◽  
The Face ◽  
Scenario Study ◽  
Norm Of Reciprocity

Abstract. Research on terror management theory has found evidence that people under mortality salience strive to live up to activated social norms and values. Recently, research has shown that mortality salience also increases adherence to the norm of reciprocity. Based on this, in the current paper we investigated the idea that mortality salience influences persuasion strategies that are based on the norm of reciprocity. We therefore assume that mortality salience should enhance compliance for a request when using the door-in-the-face technique – a persuasion strategy grounded in the norm of reciprocity. In a hypothetical scenario (Study 1), and in a field experiment (Study 2), applying the door-in-the-face technique enhanced compliance in the mortality salience condition compared to a control group.

Problem gambling symptomatology and alcohol misuse among adolescents: A parallel-process latent growth curve model.

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Mutti-Packer ◽  
David C. Hodgins ◽  
Nady el-Guebaly ◽  
David M. Casey ◽  
Shawn R. Currie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Growth Curve ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Parallel Process ◽  
Latent Growth Curve ◽  
Growth Curve Model ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Latent Growth Curve Model ◽  
Curve Model

Enhancing the efficacy of computerized feedback interventions for college alcohol misuse: An exploratory randomized trial.

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Miller ◽  
Eleanor L. Leavens ◽  
Ellen Meier ◽  
Nathaniel Lombardi ◽  
Thad R. Leffingwell
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Feedback Interventions

A terror management perspective on aging: Age differences in response to blatant and subtle reminders of mortality

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly Maxfield ◽  
Tom Pyszczynski ◽  
Jeff Greenberg ◽  
Sheldon Solomon ◽  
David Weise
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Terror Management ◽  
Management Perspective
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