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dc.contributor.authorSoenke, M.
dc.contributor.authorVail, K.E., III
dc.contributor.authorGreenberg, J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-25T00:52:09Z
dc.date.available2022-08-25T00:52:09Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationSoenke, M., Vail, K. E., III, & Greenberg, J. (2022). Investigating the Role of Normative Support in Atheists’ Perceptions of Meaning Following Reminders of Death. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2022.913508
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/665944
dc.description.abstractAccording to terror management theory, humans rely on meaningful and permanence-promising cultural worldviews, like religion, to manage mortality concerns. Prior research indicates that, compared to religious individuals, atheists experience lower levels of meaning in life following reminders of death. The present study investigated whether reminders of death would change atheists’ meaning in life after exposure to normative support for atheism. Atheists (N = 222) were either reminded of death or a control topic (dental pain) and exposed to information portraying atheism as either common or rare, and then asked to rate their perceived meaning in life. Results showed that reminders of death reduced meaning in life among atheists who were told that atheism is common. Results were consistent with the view that atheism reflects the rejection of religious faith rather than a meaningful secular terror managing worldview. Discussion considers implications for maintaining healthy existential wellbeing, identifies limitations, and highlights future research directions. Copyright © 2022 Soenke, Vail and Greenberg.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.
dc.rightsCopyright © 2022 Soenke, Vail and Greenberg. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectatheism
dc.subjectmeaning in life
dc.subjectmortality salience
dc.subjectnormative support
dc.subjectterror management theory
dc.titleInvestigating the Role of Normative Support in Atheists’ Perceptions of Meaning Following Reminders of Death
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dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona
dc.identifier.journalFrontiers in Psychology
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dc.source.journaltitleFrontiers in Psychology
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Copyright © 2022 Soenke, Vail and Greenberg. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
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