Bartenschlager, Christopher T. J. and Jansen, Petra (2023) Subliminal mortality salience does not increase physical strength output in double-blind randomized controlled trial. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 14: 1321552. ISSN 1664-1078,
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IntroductionUsing the morality salience paradigm, this research tested whether subliminal death stimuli lead to increased physical strength. Moreover, it was investigated if mindfulness and self-esteem instability influence terror management.MethodsIn total, data from 160 undergraduate sports students were analyzed. Participants completed a word decision task in which they were presented with either the word death or pain for 28.5 ms. Before and after the task, their grip strength was measured using a hand dynamometer.ResultsLinear mixed models could neither confirm the effect of the mortality salience hypothesis on strength nor an influence of mindfulness and self-esteem.DiscussionThe results raise the question of a potential influence of subliminal mortality salience on athletic performance and how mindfulness and self-esteem instability affect terror management.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | TERROR MANAGEMENT THEORY; REDUCING DEFENSIVE RESPONSES; DEATH-THOUGHT ACCESSIBILITY; EXPLICIT SELF-ESTEEM; MINDFULNESS; IMPLICIT; PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION; STABILITY; POWER; terror management theory; subliminal mortality salience; mindfulness; self-esteem instability; physical strength |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 700 Arts & recreation > 796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Sportwissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2024 05:22 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2024 05:22 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/58947 |
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