‘Heroes aren’t always so great!’ – Heroic perceptions under mortality salience

IF 1.8 3区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Simon Schindler, Stefan Pfattheicher, Marc-André Reinhard, J. Greenberg
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Abstract

ABSTRACT According to terror management theory, in a first study (N = 80), we tested the hypothesis that heroic perceptions of historic heroes would become more positive under mortality salience. Results, however, showed the opposite effect – heroic perceptions were less positive. To explain this unexpected finding, we referred to a social comparison perspective, assuming comparisons with a hero are likely to be unfavorable for one’s self-esteem. Two further (pre-registered) studies were conducted to test this idea. Mortality salience effects in Study 2 (N = 615) were not significant. However, using an improved experimental procedure in Study 3 (N = 600), heroic perceptions were indeed significantly less positive under MS, especially for participants with low trait self-esteem and low social comparison orientation.
“英雄并不总是那么伟大!”——死亡凸显下的英雄感知
摘要根据恐惧管理理论,在第一项研究中(N = 80),我们检验了历史英雄的英雄认知在死亡率显著性下变得更积极的假设。然而,结果却显示出相反的效果——对英雄的看法不那么积极。为了解释这一意想不到的发现,我们参考了社会比较的观点,假设与英雄的比较可能对一个人的自尊不利。为了验证这一观点,进行了另外两项(预先注册的)研究。研究2 (N = 615)的死亡率显著性效应不显著。然而,在研究3 (N = 600)中,使用改进的实验程序,MS下的英雄感知确实显着降低,特别是对于低特质自尊和低社会比较取向的参与者。
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Social Influence
Social Influence PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
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期刊介绍: Social Influence is a journal that provides an integrated focus for research into this important, dynamic, and multi-disciplinary field. Topics covered include: conformity, norms, social influence tactics such as norm of reciprocity, authority, scarcity, interpersonal influence, persuasion, power, advertising, mass media effects, political persuasion, propaganda, comparative influence, compliance, minority influence, influence in groups, cultic influence, social movements, social contagions, rumors, resistance to influence, influence across cultures, and the history of influence research.
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