Jessop Donna C, Albery Ian P, Rutter Jean, Garrod Heather
Department of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2008 Jul;34(7):951-64. doi: 10.1177/0146167208316790. Epub 2008 May 2.
Four studies explored the effects of providing mortality-related health-risk information from a terror management theory perspective. Study 1 (N = 48) revealed that exposure to information about the mortality-related risks of driving made mortality salient for young male drivers. Studies 2 (N = 60) and 3 (N = 139) demonstrated that young male drivers who perceived driving (fast) to be beneficial for self-esteem reported higher intentions to take driving risks (Study 2) and drive fast (Study 3) after exposure to such information compared to controls. Study 3 further demonstrated that the inclusion of a prime to behave responsibly eliminated this effect. Study 4 (N = 92) revealed that exposure to this prime alongside the mortality-related information generated increased accessibility of responsibility-related constructs and reduced accessibility of mortality-related constructs among young male drivers. The implications of these findings for terror management theory are discussed.
四项研究从恐惧管理理论的角度探讨了提供与死亡相关的健康风险信息的影响。研究1（N = 48）表明，接触有关驾驶的死亡相关风险信息会使年轻男性驾驶员更加凸显死亡意识。研究2（N = 60）和研究3（N = 139）表明，那些认为（快速）驾驶对自尊有益的年轻男性驾驶员在接触此类信息后，与对照组相比，报告出更高的冒险驾驶意图（研究2）和快速驾驶意图（研究3）。研究3进一步表明，加入一个关于行为负责的引导因素消除了这种影响。研究4（N = 92）表明，在年轻男性驾驶员中，将这种引导因素与死亡相关信息一起呈现会增加与责任相关概念的可及性，并降低与死亡相关概念的可及性。本文讨论了这些发现对恐惧管理理论的意义。
