Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Terror Management Theory (TMT) proposes the uniquely human ability to be aware of one's own mortality and the effect this awareness has on virtually all human behavior.When an individual's mortality is made more salient they employ various defense mechanisms to decrease the mortality salience (MS) effect.One such mechanism is to pull closer to attachment figures.This study examined the interaction of MS and attachment styles and their effect on perceived commitment in relationships.Participants were assigned to one of two conditions (exposed to an MS condition vs. unexposed) and were given surveys to determine their attachment style, and also participated in a survey to determine their perceived commitment to their partner prior to the MS condition and another to determine their perceived commitment after exposure to the condition.Results indicated a significant change between pre-test and post-test commitment scores but effects of both the MS condition and attachment styles were found to be non-significant.
Author: Jelleberg, Chennettée
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7220885940