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The anxiety-buffering function of close relationships: Evidence that relationship commitment acts as a terror management mechanism
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Three studies examined the terror management function of romantic commitment. In Study 1 (N = 94), making mortality salient led to higher reports of romantic commitment on the Dimensions of Commitment Inventory (J. M. Adams & W. H. Jones, 1997) than control conditions. In Study 2 (N = 60), the contextual salience of thoughts about romantic commitment reduced the effects of mortality salience on judgments of social transgressions. In Study 3 (N = 100), the induction of thoughts about problems in romantic relationships led to higher accessibility of death-related thoughts than did the induction of thoughts about either academic problems or a neutral theme. The findings expand terror management theory, emphasizing the anxiety-buffering function of close relationships.
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“There is growing evidence for the role of close relationships as a third psychological structure (Cox et al., 2012; Florian et al, 2002; Mikulincer et al., 2002; Mikulincer et al., 2003), but we focus on the two substantiated structures due to robust empirical support and their integral role in TMT development.”
From Mortality management and climate action: A review and reference for using Terror Management Theory methods in interdisciplinary environmental research (2022) · cites this paper as Florian et al, 2002
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“This modification has been exemplified in work by Mikulincer and Florian when determining that close relationships also serve as a mortality anxiety-buffer (Florian et al., 2002; Mikulincer et al., 2003).”
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“Next, often included amongst cover surveys, an anxiety-buffer measure establishes participants' baseline psychological structure state since what buffers anxiety for one may not for another (Cox et al., 2019; Florian et al., 2002).”
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“For example, after mortality salience, people were more willing to initiate social interactions (Taubman Ben-Ari et al., 2002) and reported higher romantic commitment to their partners (Florian et al., 2002).”
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“Indeed, studies have found that MS bolsters striving for romantic intimacy [41], enhances commitment to romantic relationships [42,43], and leads to endorsements of romantic and selfless relationship partners and styles of love [44].”
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- Authors
- Florian, V., Mikulincer, M., & Hirschberger, G.
- Affiliations
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2002
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 527-542
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2116080378
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 14.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Keywords
- terror management theory, romantic commitment, close relationships, mortality salience, death-related thoughts, social transgression, relationship problems
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Altruism, Anxiety, Attitude to Death, Death, Defense Mechanisms, Biological Evolution, Existentialism, Female, Humans, Instinct, Interpersonal Relations, Love, Male, Marriage, Models, Psychological, Motivation, Self Concept, Survival
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