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The role of mortality concerns in separation and connection effects: comment on Lee and Schwarz

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2021

Dylan E. Horner Open the ORCID record for Dylan E. Horner [Opens in a new window]  and
Jeff Greenberg Open the ORCID record for Jeff Greenberg [Opens in a new window]
Dylan E. Horner
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Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0068. dylanehorner@email.arizona.edu jeff@arizona.edu
Jeff Greenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0068. dylanehorner@email.arizona.edu jeff@arizona.edu
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Abstract

Using terror management theory and research findings, we expand the framework provided by Lee and Schwarz to highlight the potential link between separation and connection effects to existential, death-related concerns. Specifically, we address how death awareness may motivate separation and connection behaviors and how engaging in these behaviors may serve a protective terror management function.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e10
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