Public Self and Private Self

Self-esteem and cultural worldview buffer mortality salience effects on responses to self-face: Distinct neural mediators

Guan, L., Wu, T., Yang, J., Xie, X., Han, S., & Zhao, Y. (2020) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107944 · Cited by 15

Age Discrimination at Work

Truxillo, D. M., Fraccaroli, F., Yaldiz, L. M., & Zaniboni, S. (2016) · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · doi:10.1057/978-1-137-46781-2_18 · Cited by 15

Death Anxiety and the Relational

Vance, L. M. (2013) · Journal of Humanistic Psychology · doi:10.1177/0022167813507631 · Cited by 18

Melancholic epistemology

Graham, G. (1990) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/bf00413883 · Cited by 15

Meaning as a Buffer for Existential Anxiety

Kesebir, P., & Pyszczynski, T. (2014) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-0308-5_4 · Cited by 16

Client self-presentations at intake.

Kelly, A. E., Kahn, J. H., & Coulter, R. G. (1996) · Journal of Counseling Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-0167.43.3.300 · Cited by 15

Reflection on success in promoting authenticity and proactive behavior: A two-wave study

Matsuo, M. (2021) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01352-z · Cited by 14

Death Anxiety and Resilience in Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Attachment Patterns

Bergman, Y. S. (2024) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs14111031 · Cited by 16

Rhetoric, Anxiety, and Character Armor: Burke's Interactional Rhetoric of Identity1

Crable, B. (2006) · Western Journal of Communication · doi:10.1080/10570310500305570 · Cited by 14

The Cycle of Intergroup Conflict

Reiß, S., & Jonas, E. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811844-3.00019-6 · Cited by 15

Thoughts of death affect reward learning by modulating salience network activity

Luo, S., Wu, B., Fan, X., Zhu, Y., Wu, X., & Han, S. (2019) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116068 · Cited by 15

Do right-wing authoritarian beliefs originate from psychological conflict?

Crouse, J. H., & Stalker, D. F. (2007) · Psychoanalytic Psychology · doi:10.1037/0736-9735.24.1.25 · Cited by 14

Meet Joe Black? The effects of mortality salience and similarity on the Desire to Date in-group versus out-group members online

Frischlich, L., Rieger, D., Dratsch, T., & Bente, G. (2014) · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · doi:10.1177/0265407514536305 · Cited by 14

Consumer Culture as Worldview Defense

Fransen, M. L., Arendsen, J., & Das, E. (2019) · Handbook of Terror Management Theory · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811844-3.00020-2 · Cited by 16

Aging and Coping With Mortality

Maxfield, M., & Bevan, A. L. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811844-3.00017-2 · Cited by 16

Vicarious Belongingness: Effects of Socioemotional Commercials Under Mortality Salience

Kneer, J., Hemme, I., & Bente, G. (2011) · Journal of Media Psychology · doi:10.1027/1864-1105/a000045 · Cited by 14

The different ways of being true to self at work: A review of divergence among authenticity constructs

Rook, C., Leroy, H., Zhu, J., & Anisman‐Razin, M. (2024) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/00187267241288109 · Cited by 13

Factors Associated with Subjective Well-Being of Chinese Adolescents Aged 10–15: Based on China Family Panel Studies

Shi, H., Zhao, H., Ren, Z., He, M., Li, Y., Pu, Y., Li, X., Wang, S., Li, C., Zhao, J., et al. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19126962 · Cited by 14

Examining the Relationship between Death Anxiety and Well-Being of Frontline Medical Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zhao, N., Liu, B., & Wang, Y. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph192013430 · Cited by 13

The TRIBE model: How socioemotional processes fuel end-of-life treatment in the United States

Duberstein, P. R., Hoerger, M. P., Norton, S. A., Mohile, S. G., Dahlberg, B., Hyatt, E. G., Epstein, R. M., & Wittink, M. N. (2022) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115546 · Cited by 13

An evolutionary argument for unconscious personal death unawareness

Qirko, H. (2016) · Mortality · doi:10.1080/13576275.2016.1176018 · Cited by 12

A Theory of Interpersonal Relations for Cross Cultural Studies

Miyamoto, S. F., Fugita, S. S., & Kashima, T. (2002) · Behaviormetrika · doi:10.2333/bhmk.29.149 · Cited by 13

Independent Threats and Self-Evaluation Maintenance Processes

Tesser, A., & Moore, J. (1990) · The Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1080/00224545.1990.9922960 · Cited by 13

You're OK, I'm OK: The Self-Presentation of Affective Reactions to Deprivation

Olson, J. M., Hafer, C. L., Couzens, A., et al. (2000) · Social Justice Research · doi:10.1023/a:1007623026727 · Cited by 13

The Meaning of Hope and Vice Versa: Goal-Directed Thinking and the Construction of a Meaningful Life

Feldman, D. B. (2013) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6527-6_11 · Cited by 13

Reassessing “Whose Story Wins:” The Trajectory of Identity Resilience in Narrative Contests

Zaharna, R. S. (2016) · International journal of communication · Cited by 12

Modeling the hidden mediating relationships between SNS privacy and SNS impression construction

Gadgil, G., Prybutok, G. T., Peak, D. A., & Prybutok, V. R. (2021) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2021.106941 · Cited by 13

Existential Underpinnings of Approach and Avoidance of the Physical Body

Goldenberg, J. L., Kosloff, S., & Greenberg, J. (2006) · Motivation and Emotion · doi:10.1007/s11031-006-9023-z · Cited by 12

Paying Attention: Big Data and Social Advertising as Barriers to Ecological Change

Kish, K. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su122410589 · Cited by 15

From avoidance to approach: The effects of mortality salience and attachment on the motivation to repair troubled relationships

Anglin, S. M. (2014) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.012 · Cited by 13

Between Imposing One’s Will and Protecting Oneself. Narcissism and the Meaning of Life among Dutch Pastors

Zondag, H. J. (2005) · Journal of Religion and Health · doi:10.1007/s10943-005-7180-0 · Cited by 12

Self-Consciousness and Cognitive Prototypes of the Ideal Self

Nasby, W. (1997) · Journal of Research in Personality · doi:10.1006/jrpe.1997.2196 · Cited by 12

Melancholic Epistemology

Graham, G. (1991) · Studies in cognitive systems · doi:10.1007/978-94-011-3716-4_10 · Cited by 11

The Shield of Self-Esteem: Buffering against the Impact of Traumatic Experiences, Fear, Anxiety, and Depression

Rossi, A. A., Pizzoli, S. F. M., Fernández, I., Invernizzi, R., Panzeri, A., Taccini, F., & Mannarini, S. (2024) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs14100901 · Cited by 14

BETWEEN HERE-AND-NOW AND HEREAFTER: MINDFULNESS SEBAGAI PENGAWAL ORIENTASI TERHADAP KEHIDUPAN DAN KETAKUTAN TERHADAP KEMATIAN

Yusainy, C., Ilhamuddin, I., Ramli, A. H., Semedhi, B. P., Anggono, C. O., Mahmudah, M. U., & Ramadhan, A. R. (2018) · Jurnal Psikologi · doi:10.14710/jp.17.1.18-30 · Cited by 11

Changing prosocial values following an existential threat as a function of political orientation: Understanding the effects of armed conflicts from a terror management perspective

Naveh-Kedem, Y., & Sverdlik, N. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.07.004 · Cited by 11

Dwelling forever in the house of the lord: on the terror management function of religion

Greenberg, J., Helm, P. J., Landau, M. J., & Solomon, S. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-817204-9.00002-0 · Cited by 11

Body esteem as a moderator of cardiovascular stress responses in anatomy students viewing cadaver dissections

Hughes, B. M., & Black, A. (2006) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.05.004 · Cited by 11

Anxiety in Predicting Suicide-Related Symptom of Typhoon Disaster Victims: A One-Year Follow-Up Study in Southern Taiwan

Chang, M.-C., Chen, P., & Lung, F. (2012) · Psychiatric Quarterly · doi:10.1007/s11126-012-9216-4 · Cited by 11

Reliving history: Using priming to assess the effects of world events on public opinion.

Kesebir, P., Pyszczynski, T., Chatard, A., & Hirschberger, G. (2013) · Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0031563 · Cited by 10

Neural responses to one's own name under mortality threat

Fan, X., & Han, S. (2017) · Neuropsychologia · doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.11.026 · Cited by 11

Do internals speed less and externals speed more to cope with the death anxiety?

Alper, S., & Özkan, T. (2015) · Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.trf.2015.05.002 · Cited by 11

A quadripolar model of identity in adolescent foreign language learners

Taylor, F. (2011) · Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham) · Cited by 11

Dual pathways of dark tourism's impact on tourists' happiness: The mediating role of mixed emotions

Wang, J., Leung, X. Y., & Song, X. (2025) · Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management · doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2025.05.004 · Cited by 11

The role of mortality awareness in hero identification

McCabe, S., Carpenter, R. W., & Arndt, J. (2016) · Self and Identity · doi:10.1080/15298868.2016.1206033 · Cited by 11

How healthcare workers respond to COVID-19: The role of vulnerability and social support in a close relationships defense mechanism

Chen, Y., Tan, X., Xing, C., & Zheng, J. (2021) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103442 · Cited by 12

Mortality Salience Effects of Critical Incidents – A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Leung, H.-T., Chew, P. K. H., & Caltabiano, N. J. (2022) · OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying · doi:10.1177/00302228221098890 · Cited by 11

Prototype-based social comparisons within groups

Hogg, M. A., & Gaffney, A. M. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9781139035583.010 · Cited by 11

Contingent impression management in sexual disclosure by older adolescents corresponding in cyberspace: The role of gender dyads

Wan, C., Chung, S.-H., & Chiou, W. (2009) · Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal · doi:10.2224/sbp.2009.37.8.1023 · Cited by 10

Terror management and acculturation: Do thoughts of death affect the acculturation attitudes of receiving society members?

Dupuis, D. R., & Safdar, S. F. (2010) · International Journal of Intercultural Relations · doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.04.006 · Cited by 10

Investigating User Experience of Online Communities: The Influence of Community Type

Chen, V. H. H., & Duh, H. B. (2009) · doi:10.1109/cse.2009.367 · Cited by 10

Measuring self-esteem instability through a single-administration scale: Still a fruitless endeavor?

Howard, M. C. (2016) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.09.011 · Cited by 10

Sentido de vida: compreendendo este desafiador campo de estudo

Vieira, G. P., & Dias, A. C. G. (2021) · Psicologia USP · doi:10.1590/0103-6564e200149 · Cited by 6

The association of cultural and contextual factors with social contact avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Messner, W. (2021) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261858 · Cited by 10

Commentaries on "The Really Fundamental Attribution Error in Social Psychological Research"

(2001) · Psychological Inquiry · doi:10.1207/s15327965pli1201_02 · Cited by 10

Too Tough to Die

Wade‐Benzoni, K. A. (2002) · Journal of Management Inquiry · doi:10.1177/1056492602113004 · Cited by 10

Excuse Attributions: Do They Work?

Snyder, C. R. R., & Higgins, R. L. (1988) · Recent research in psychology · doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3932-1_5 · Cited by 10

The effects of ostracism on preschoolers’ over-imitation behaviors

Testa, A., Basset, G., Turati, C., Bulf, H., & Quadrelli, E. (2024) · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106110 · Cited by 9

When sex doesn’t sell to men: mortality salience, disgust and the appeal of products and advertisements featuring sexualized women

Lee, S. M., Heflick, N. A., Park, J. W., Kim, H., Koo, J., & Chun, S. (2017) · Motivation and Emotion · doi:10.1007/s11031-017-9615-9 · Cited by 9

Authenticity and the true self in religion and spirituality

Christy, A. G., Rivera, G. N., & Schlegel, R. J. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-817204-9.00010-x · Cited by 11

The existential implications of individual differences in religious defensive and growth orientations: fundamentalism, quest religiosity, and intrinsic/extrinsic religiosity

Abeyta, A. A., & Blake, E. N. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-817204-9.00025-1 · Cited by 10

Dynamic Neural Processing of Linguistic Cues Related to Death

Liu, X., Shi, Z., Ma, Y., Qin, J., & Han, S. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067905 · Cited by 9

Dutch politicians' coping with terrorist threat

Nijdam, M. J., Gersons, B. P. R., & Olff, M. (2010) · The British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076901 · Cited by 10

Mortality salience increases language style matching and well-being

Cox, C. R., & Kersten, M. (2016) · Self and Identity · doi:10.1080/15298868.2016.1154888 · Cited by 8

Authentic Leadership and its Consequences in a Hotel Restaurant Context

Lee, S.-M., Lim, K. J., Swanson, E., Park, D. H., & Lee, Y. K. (2016) · GLOBAL BUSINESS & FINANCE REVIEW · doi:10.17549/gbfr.2016.21.2.1 · Cited by 11

PTSD Reactions and Coping Responses of American Airlines Flight Attendants Who Were Former Employees of Trans World Airlines: Further Support of a Psychological Contagion Effect

Lating, J. M., Sherman, M. F., & Peragine, T. F. (2006) · Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention · doi:10.1093/brief-treatment/mhj016 · Cited by 9

Effects of counselor as audience on internalization of depressed and nondepressed self-presentations.

Kelly, A. E., McKillop, K. J., & Neimeyer, G. J. (1991) · Journal of Counseling Psychology · doi:10.1037//0022-0167.38.2.126 · Cited by 9

I'm Mad as Hell, and I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore: Reports of Negative Emotions as a Self‐Presentation Tactic1

Otson, J. M., Hafer, C. L., & Taylor, L. (2001) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02658.x · Cited by 9

Self-disclosure in online social networks: An empirical study of location-based check-ins and impression management

Vaghefi, M. S., Nazareth, D. L., Nerur, S., & Chen, K. (2024) · Information & Management · doi:10.1016/j.im.2024.104017 · Cited by 8

Modelling associations between mortality salience, environmental concerns, and climate change risk perception in the context of the pandemic

Marais-Potgieter, A., Thatcher, A., & Siemers, I. (2024) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36722 · Cited by 9

When humble AI meets narcissistic customers: A terror management perspective

Liu, J., Hsu, F.-C., Yu, J., Cao, J., & Mai, H. (2025) · International Journal of Information Management · doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2025.102904 · Cited by 6

PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DEATH AND DYING

Johnson, C. J., & McGee, M. A. (2004) · The Gerontologist · doi:10.1093/geront/44.5.719 · Cited by 8

Foreign language identity and Iranian learners’ achievement: A relational approach

Aliakbari, M., & Amiri, M. (2018) · System · doi:10.1016/j.system.2018.05.009 · Cited by 10

Death, Repression, Narcissism, Misogyny

Piven, J. S. (2003) · The Psychoanalytic Review · doi:10.1521/prev.90.2.225.23551 · Cited by 8

Organisational impression congruence: A conceptual model of multi-level impression management operation in sports service organisations

Brandon-Lai, S. A., Armstrong, C. G., & Ferris, G. R. (2016) · Sport Management Review · doi:10.1016/j.smr.2016.06.002 · Cited by 8

Cross-Cultural Validation of Self-Concept Measures and Theoretical Models in the Chinese Context

Kong, C.-K., Hau, K., & Marsh, H. W. (2003) · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks · doi:10.1108/978-1-60752-793-020251009 · Cited by 8

Private ‐and Public Self‐Consciousness and Articulation of the Ought Self from Private and Public Vantages

Nasby, W. (1996) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1996.tb00817.x · Cited by 8

Self-Disclosure

Rimé, B. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-397045-9.00075-6 · Cited by 10

Anthropomorphic Design in Mortality Salience Situations: Exploring Emotional and Non-Emotional Mechanisms Enhancing Consumer Purchase Intentions

Sun, C., Ding, Y., Wang, X., & Meng, X. (2024) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs14111041 · Cited by 6

Research on fear of artificial intelligence among the elderly: The key of education and the prison of female

Li, W., Chang, Y., He, Y., & Li, H. (2025) · Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services · doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2025.104404 · Cited by 8

ARTICLE RETIRÉ : Intimité et extimité sur le Net

Tisseron, S. (2016) · Connexions · doi:10.3917/cnx.105.0039 · Cited by 7

Increasing customer loyalty and WOM in an age of terror: Cross-cultural development and validation of the customers’ reactions to terror scale (CRTS)

Gilboa, S., Seger-Guttmann, T., & Partouche‐Sebban, J. (2021) · Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services · doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102785 · Cited by 7

Spectrum of Response Styles in a Religious-Orthodox Community to Civilian Disasters: The Responses of the Haredi Community to the Meron Crowd Crush (2021) as a Case Study

Gado, T., & Fishof, D. (2023) · Religions · doi:10.3390/rel14030294 · Cited by 7

I’d Rather Die Than Be with You: The Effects of Mortality Salience and Negative Social Identity on Identification with a Virtual Group

Frischlich, L., Rieger, D., & Rutkowski, O. (2014) · Lecture notes in computer science · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07632-4_42 · Cited by 8

Memory for emotions

Weelden, P. W. V. (1997) · New Ideas in Psychology · doi:10.1016/s0732-118x(97)00001-9 · Cited by 7

Identidad de género, ética protestante y atribución de causalidad

Echabe, A. E., & Gárate, J. F. V. (1993) · International Journal of Social Psychology Revista de Psicología Social · doi:10.1080/02134748.1993.10821682 · Cited by 7

Nonverbal Communication

Romanienko, L. A. (2011) · Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks · doi:10.1057/9780230117129_1 · Cited by 7

Mortality salience increases personal optimism among individuals higher in trait self-control

Kelley, N. J., & Schmeichel, B. J. (2015) · Motivation and Emotion · doi:10.1007/s11031-015-9504-z · Cited by 7

Media Exposure, Perceived Similarity, and Counterfactual Thinking: Why Did the Public Grieve When Princess Diana Died?1

Pillow, D. R., & McNaughton-Cassill, M. E. (2001) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00164.x · Cited by 7

Playing as Adaptation? Layered Selfhood and Self-regard in Cultural Contexts

Zhao, G. (2005) · Culture & Psychology · doi:10.1177/1354067x05050740 · Cited by 7

A self-presentational view of psychotherapy: Reply to Hill, Gelso and Mohr (2000) and to Arkin and Hermann (2000).

Kelly, A. (2000) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.126.4.505 · Cited by 7

The role of psychological flexibility in palliative care

Martin, C. L., & Pakenham, K. I. (2022) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.05.004 · Cited by 6

Religion and the construction of identity

Palitsky, R., Sullivan, D., Young, I. F., & Schmitt, H. J. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-817204-9.00016-0 · Cited by 6

Ideology and the Microfoundations of Conflict

Müller, V., & Gries, T. (2024) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780197670187.001.0001 · Cited by 6

Mortality salience increases death-thought accessibility and worldview defense among high Broad Autism Phenotype (BAP) individuals

Arrowood, R. B., Cox, C. R., & Ekas, N. V. (2017) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.016 · Cited by 6

What’s Death Got to Do With It? Controversies and Alternative Theories

Hart, J. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811844-3.00003-2 · Cited by 6

Brain Activation during Thoughts of One’s Own Death and Its Linear and Curvilinear Correlations with Fear of Death in Elderly Individuals: An fMRI Study

Hirano, K., Oba, K., Saito, T. I., Yamazaki, S., Kawashima, R., & Sugiura, M. (2021) · Cerebral Cortex Communications · doi:10.1093/texcom/tgab003 · Cited by 6

When your favorites disappoint: Self-construal influences response to disappointing brand experiences

Zafrani, O., White, T. B., & Riemer, H. (2021) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02109-4 · Cited by 6

“Life’s too short to be small”: An experimental exploration of the relationship between death anxiety and muscle dysmorphia symptoms

Menzies, R. E., Sharpe, L., Richmond, B., & Cunningham, M. L. (2022) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.11.006 · Cited by 7

Nostalgia Bolsters Perceptions of a Meaningful Self in a Meaningful World

Juhl, J., & Routledge, C. D. (2013) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6527-6_17 · Cited by 6

Heinz Kohut’s Self Psychology- And Ours. Transformations of Psychoanalysis. Paul H. Ornstein. International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, 3: 195-214, 2008

Trujillo, L. O. (2016) · Aperturas psicoanalíticas: Revista de psicoanálisis

Korean Self and Selfobject

Hong, R. (2021) · Theology and praxis · doi:10.14387/jkspth.2021.75.185

Treating the Self: Elements of Clinical Self Psychology

Wolf, E. S. (1988) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 276

The Reflexively Assumed Self

Albahari, M. (2006) · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · doi:10.1057/9780230800540_5

The Development of the Self

Collective, T. P. F. (2022) · doi:10.1002/9781119909804.ch23