Beyond death's (and conception's) door: the unsettling limitations of incarnate existence
The psychological effects of contemplating one’s death have received much empirical attention, but the impact of thinking about one’s conception - the other temporal endpoint of physical existence - has not. Across three experiments, reflecting on conception or death (vs. a neutral topic) led to inc...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2016]
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 113-123 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Fertilization
/ Death
/ Employment
/ Immortality
/ Terror management theory
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IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion ZD Psychology |
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