Validation of Personal Identity as A Terror Management Mechanism : Evidence That Sex-Role Identity Moderates Mortality Salience Effects  

Oleh:

Florian, Victor ; Mikulincer, Mario ; Hirschberger, Gilad

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 27 no. 8 (2001), page 1011-1022.
Topik: personal identity; validation; personal identity; management mechanism; evidence; identity moderates; mortality salience effects
Fulltext: 1011.pdf (122.94KB)

Isi artikel

Two studies examined the effects of mortality salience on the willingness to interact with sex - typed and cross - sex -typed stereotypic targets while assessing the moderating role of sex - role identity. In both studies, Israeli adolescent participants completed the Bem Sex - Role Inventory, were exposed to a mortality salience or control induction, and rated their willingness to interact with two same - sex targets that were defined by either feminine or masculine stereotypic traits. Study 1 included 169 boys; Study 2 consisted of 200 girls. Results from both studies indicated that mortality salience led sex - typed individuals (masculine boys, feminine girls) to report less willingness to interact with same - sex peers who are cross - sex - typed. In contrast, mortality salience led cross - sex - typed individuals (feminine boys, masculine girls) to report more willingness to interact with same - sex peers who are cross - sex - typed. Findings were discussed in light of the function of personal identity validation as a possible terror management mechanism.

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