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Fatality Salience

Fatality Salience is a psychological construct that refers to the extent to which the awareness of one's mortality is cognitively accessible and emotionally potent, distinguishing it from related risk perceptions by emphasizing the existential dread associated with potential death.

141

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11.8K

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260

Authors

148

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

141

Role of consciousness and accessibility of death-related thoughts in mortality salience effects.

Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, Sheldon Solomon et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 877 citations

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Terror management theory and self-esteem: Evidence that increased self-esteem reduced mortality salience effects.

Eddie Harmon‐Jones, Linda Simon, Jeff Greenberg et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1997 · 511 citations

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Terror management theory and self-esteem: Evidence that increased self-esteem reduced mortality salience effects.

Eddie Harmon‐Jones, Linda Simon, Jeff Greenberg et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1997 · 490 citations

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Of Wealth and Death: Materialism, Mortality Salience, and Consumption Behavior

Tim Kasser, Kennon M. Sheldon · Psychological Science · 2000 · 478 citations

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Exploring individual differences in reactions to mortality salience: Does attachment style regulate terror management mechanisms?

Mario Mikulincer, Víctor Florián · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2000 · 392 citations

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Authors

260

  1. JG
    Jeff Greenberg

    University of Arizona, United States

    22 publications · 3.8K citations

    19

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  2. SS
    Sheldon Solomon

    Skidmore College, United States

    17 publications · 2.7K citations

    15

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  3. TP
    Tom Pyszczynski

    University of Colorado Colorado Springs, United States

    17 publications · 3.2K citations

    15

    h-index

  4. JA
    Jamie Arndt

    University of Missouri, United States

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

    14

    h-index

  5. CR
    Clay Routledge

    North Dakota State University, United States

    13 publications · 888 citations

    13

    h-index

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Institutions

148

  1. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    18 h-index

    31 publications

    5.9K citations

  2. University of Colorado Colorado Springs

    Colorado Springs, United States

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    2.9K citations

  3. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    13 h-index

    17 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. North Dakota State University

    Fargo, United States

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. Skidmore College

    Saratoga Springs, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    447 citations

  7. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    392 citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    408 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    17 publications · 4.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    14 publications · 676 citations

    13

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 7 publications · 924 citations

    7

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  4. Motivation and Emotion

    6 publications · 172 citations

    6

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  5. Death Studies

    5 publications · 128 citations

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