TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Why do humans pursue higher social class? Death anxiety matters
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Cai, Wei
A1  - Cai, Huajian
A1  - Li, Hong
SP  - 434
EP  - 441
VL  - 46
IS  - 2
N2  - This research examined whether death anxiety motivated individuals to pursue a higher social class. Two studies were conducted to provide supporting evidence. Study 1 (<i>n</i> = 1847) showed that higher chronic death anxiety was associated with stronger motivation to pursue a higher social class. Study 2 (<i>n</i> = 135) showed that situationally induced death anxiety augmented the pursuit of a higher social class and was associated with choosing lower criteria for joining a higher social class. Together, the two studies provided both experimental and correlational evidence for the motivational significance of death anxiety in pursuing a higher social class.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1740828
ID  - ref1
ER  -