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by Garreth Rosenzweig.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2007
Description
Terror Management Theory posits that induced death-related cognitions lead to anxiety. To relieve anxiety, individuals may bolster their self-esteem or current cultural worldviews. The current study hypothesizes that induced thoughts of social connectedness will be an anxiety-buffering mechanism that will reduce the need to defend one's worldview. Participants watched one of two films which were intended to either induce social connectedness or have no effect on the individual. Each participant watched a short film clip then completed measures pertaining to moral transgressions, affiliative and agentic extraversion, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect. Females who were high on affiliation were found to defend their worldviews more often than males high on affiliation following the social connectedness induction. The experimental (42-Up) condition showed lower levels of punitiveness than the control (K-Web) condition.
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iv, 57 leaves : ill. (some col.).
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314394247
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314394247
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Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
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by Garreth Rosenzweig.
Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Honors College, 2007.
Bibliography: leaves 33-36.
Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2007. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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2007
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2007
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2007
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FADT11602
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multipart monograph
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Attributed name: Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Rosenzweig, Garreth.
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electronic
electronic resource
iv, 57 leaves : ill. (some col.).
Title Plain
From mortality to connectedness
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Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
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2007
multipart monograph
Florida Atlantic University
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FBoU FAUER
Title
From mortality to connectedness
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From mortality to connectedness
an experimental study of affiliation, punitiveness, and mood