| Windows into nothingness: terror management, meaninglessness, and negative reactions to modern art. | |
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PMID: 16784340 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Why do people dislike art that they find meaningless? According to terror management theory, maintaining a basic meaningful view of reality is a key prerequisite for managing concerns about mortality. Therefore, mortality salience should decrease liking for apparently meaningless art, particularly among those predisposed to unambiguous knowledge. Accordingly, mortality salience diminished affection for modern art in Study 1, and this effect was shown in Study 2 to be specific to individuals with a high personal need for structure (PNS). In Studies 3 and 4, mortality salient high-PNS participants disliked modern art unless it was imbued with meaning, either by means of a title or a personal frame of reference induction. Discussion focused on the roles of meaninglessness, PNS, and art in terror management. |
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Authors:
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Mark J Landau; Jeff Greenberg; Sheldon Solomon; Tom Pyszczynski; Andy Martens |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of personality and social psychology Volume: 90 ISSN: 0022-3514 ISO Abbreviation: J Pers Soc Psychol Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-06-20 Completed Date: 2006-11-07 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0014171 Medline TA: J Pers Soc Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 879-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2006 APA, all rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721, USA. mjlandau@email.arizona.edu |
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Analysis of Variance Art* Attitude to Death* Defense Mechanisms* Esthetics* Female Humans Internal-External Control Male Psychological Theory |
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