Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of self-affirmation theory. Self-
affirmation theory asserts that the overall goal of the self-system is to protect an image of its …

The meaning maintenance model (MMM) proposes that people have a needfor meaning;
that is, a need to perceive events through a prism of mental representations of expected …

Kritische Lebensereignisse gehören zum Erfahrungshorizont fast aller Menschen. Es gilt zu
präzisieren, was Ereignisse als kritisch ausweist und welchen Platz sie jeweils im Leben …

The social psychological literature on threat and defense is fragmented. Groups of
researchers have focused on distinct threats, such as mortality, uncertainty, uncontrollability …

Nostalgia is a self-conscious, bittersweet but predominantly positive and fundamentally
social emotion. It arises from fond memories mixed with yearning about one's childhood …

A meta-analysis was conducted on empirical trials investigating the mortality salience (MS)
hypothesis of terror management theory (TMT). TMT postulates that investment in cultural …

Research has established that acts of self-control deplete a resource required for
subsequent self-control tasks. The present investigation revealed that a psychological …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereoty**, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

Providing an overview of the myriad ways that we are touched by death and dying, both as
an individual and as a member of society, this book will help readers understand our …

Terror management theory (TMT) highlights the motivational impact of thoughts of death in
various aspects of everyday life. Since its inception in 1986, research on TMT has …