@article{ref1,
title="Understanding the Impact of Mortality-Related Health-Risk Information: A Terror Management Theory Perspective",
journal="Personality and social psychology bulletin",
year="2008",
author="Jessop, Donna C. and Albery, Ian P. and Rutter, Jean and Garrod, Heather",
volume="34",
number="7",
pages="951-964",
abstract="Four studies explored the effects of providing mortality-related health-risk information from a terror management theory perspective. Study 1 (N = 48) revealed that exposure to information about the mortality-related risks of driving made mortality salient for young male drivers. Studies 2 (N = 60) and 3 (N = 139) demonstrated that young male drivers who perceived driving (fast) to be beneficial for self-esteem reported higher intentions to take driving risks (Study 2) and drive fast (Study 3) after exposure to such information compared to controls. Study 3 further demonstrated that the inclusion of a prime to behave responsibly eliminated this effect. Study 4 (N = 92) revealed that exposure to this prime alongside the mortality-related information generated increased accessibility of responsibility-related constructs and reduced accessibility of mortality-related constructs among young male drivers. The implications of these findings for terror management theory are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-1672",
doi="10.1177/0146167208316790",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167208316790"
}