Why do humans pursue higher social class? Death anxiety matters.

This research examined whether death anxiety motivated individuals to pursue a higher social class. Two studies were conducted to provide supporting evidence. Study 1 (n = 1847) showed that higher chronic death anxiety was associated with stronger motivation to pursue a higher social class. Study 2...

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Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 434 - 442
Autores principales: Cai, Wei, Cai, Huajian, Li, Hong
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2022
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          School of Humanities and Management/Research Center for Quality of Life and Applied Psychology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, P. R. China
          Research Centre of Brain Function and Psychological Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China
          Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
          Center for Language and Brain, Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Affective and Social Cognitive Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China
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        Social classes
        Anxiety
        Attitudes toward death
        Anxiety testing
        Fear of death
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