Uncovering an existential barrier to breast self-exam behavior

被引：44

作者：

Goldenberg, Jamie L. ^{[1
]}

Arndt, Jamie ^{[2
]}

Hart, Joshua ^{[3
]}

Routledge, Clay ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ S Florida, Dept Psychol, Tampa, FL 33620 USA

[2] Univ Missouri, Dept Psychol Sci, Columbia, MO 65211 USA

[3] Lawrence Univ, Dept Psychol, Appleton, WI 54912 USA

[4] Univ Southampton, Ctr Res Self & Identity, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 44卷 / 02期

关键词：

terror management theory; breast self-exams; creatureliness;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jesp.2007.05.002

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The present research applies an analysis derived from terror management theory to the health domain of breast examination, and in doing so uncovers previously unrecognized factors that may contribute to women's reluctance to perform breast self-examinations (BSEs). In Study 1, when concerns about mortality were primed, reminders of human beings' physical nature (i.e., creatureliness) reduced intentions to conduct BSEs compared to reminders of humans' uniqueness. In Study 2, women conducted shorter exams on a breast model (an experience found to increase death-thought accessibility) when creatureliness was primed compared to a uniqueness and no essay condition. In Study 3, after a creatureliness prime, women performed shorter BSEs when a placebo did not provide an alternative explanation for their discomfort compared to when it did. Advances for theory and breast self-exam promotion are discussed. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：260 / 274

页数：15

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