TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Understanding the Impact of Mortality-Related Health-Risk Information: A Terror Management Theory Perspective
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Jessop, Donna C.
A1  - Albery, Ian P.
A1  - Rutter, Jean
A1  - Garrod, Heather
SP  - 951
EP  - 964
VL  - 34
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167208316790
ID  - ref1
ER  -