Does peace have a prayer? The effect of mortality salience, compassionate values, and religious fundamentalism on hostility toward out-groups

Rothschild, Zachary K.; Abdollahi, Abdolhossein; Pyszczynski, Tom

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2009.05.016

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Does peace have a prayer? The effect of mortality salience, compassionate values, and religious fundamentalism on hostility toward out-groups

Rothschild, Zachary K., Abdollahi, Abdolhossein, Pyszczynski, Tom·2009·Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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Authors: Rothschild, Z. K., Abdollahi, A., & Pyszczynski, T.
Affiliations: University of Kansas (US)
Islamic Azad University Kerman (IR)
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (US)
Corresponding author: Pyszczynski, Tom
ORCID: Rothschild, Zachary K.
Pyszczynski, Tom
Venue: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-07
Volume: 45
Issue: 4
Pages: 816-827
ISSN: 0022-1031 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.05.016
OpenAlex: W1987699701
Cited by: 157
References: 54
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 17
FWCI: 14.13
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Keywords: religious fundamentalism, mortality salience, terror management theory, prejudice, Quran, secular values, priming

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