He Dies, He Scores: Evidence That Reminders of Death Motivate Improved Performance in Basketball
dc.contributor.author | Zestcott, Colin A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lifshin, Uri | |
dc.contributor.author | Helm, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Greenberg, Jeff | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-23T00:31:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-23T00:31:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | He Dies, He Scores: Evidence That Reminders of Death Motivate Improved Performance in Basketball 2016, 38 (5):470 Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0895-2779 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1543-2904 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27736277 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1123/jsep.2016-0025 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622838 | |
dc.description.abstract | This research applied insights from terror management theory (TMT; Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon, 1986) to the world of sport. According to TMT, self-esteem buffers against the potential for death anxiety. Because sport allows people to attain self-esteem, reminders of death may improve performance in sport. In Study 1, a mortality salience induction led to improved performance in a “one-on-one” basketball game. In Study 2, a subtle death prime led to higher scores on a basketball shooting task, which was associated with increased task-related self-esteem. These results may promote our understanding of sport and provide a novel potential way to improve athletic performance. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC | en |
dc.relation.url | http://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/10.1123/jsep.2016-0025 | en |
dc.rights | © 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | sport | en |
dc.subject | terror management | en |
dc.subject | motivation | en |
dc.subject | mortality salience | en |
dc.subject | self-esteem | en |
dc.title | He Dies, He Scores: Evidence That Reminders of Death Motivate Improved Performance in Basketball | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychology, University of Arizona | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | en |
dc.description.note | no embargo | en |
dc.description.collectioninformation | This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu. | en |
dc.eprint.version | Final accepted manuscript | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-19T01:27:12Z | |
html.description.abstract | This research applied insights from terror management theory (TMT; Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon, 1986) to the world of sport. According to TMT, self-esteem buffers against the potential for death anxiety. Because sport allows people to attain self-esteem, reminders of death may improve performance in sport. In Study 1, a mortality salience induction led to improved performance in a “one-on-one” basketball game. In Study 2, a subtle death prime led to higher scores on a basketball shooting task, which was associated with increased task-related self-esteem. These results may promote our understanding of sport and provide a novel potential way to improve athletic performance. |