Goldenberg J L, McCoy S K, Pyszczynski T, Greenberg J, Solomon S
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2000 Jul;79(1):118-30. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.79.1.118.
The present research investigated the role of the physical body as a source of self-esteem and tested the hypothesis derived from terror management theory that reminding people of their mortality increases self-esteem striving in the form of identification with one's body, interest in sex, and appearance monitoring. The results revealed that individuals high in body esteem responded to mortality salience manipulations with increased identification with their physical bodies in Study 1 and with increased interest in sex in Study 2. Study 3 showed that reminders of death led to decreased appearance monitoring among appearance-oriented participants who were low in body esteem. These findings provide insight into why people often go to extreme lengths to meet cultural standards for the body and its appearance.
本研究调查了身体作为自尊来源的作用，并检验了源自恐惧管理理论的假设，即提醒人们死亡会增加以认同自己的身体、对性的兴趣和外表监控等形式表现出来的自尊追求。结果显示，在研究1中，身体自尊高的个体对死亡凸显操纵的反应是增强对自己身体的认同，在研究2中则是增强对性的兴趣。研究3表明，对于身体自尊低的外表导向型参与者，死亡提醒会导致外表监控减少。这些发现为人们为何常常竭尽全力去符合身体及其外表的文化标准提供了见解。
