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Article: The role of religion in moderating the impact of life events on material life goals: Some evidence in support of terror management theory.

TitleThe role of religion in moderating the impact of life events on material life goals: Some evidence in support of terror management theory.
Authors
Hui, CHChan, SWYLau, EYYCheung, SFMok, DSY
KeywordsChinese
existential threat
life event
life goal
materialism
religion
terror management theory
Issue Date2014
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13674676.asp
Citation
Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 2014, v. 17 n. 1, p. 52-61 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2012.745494
AbstractHow would religion and a life event carrying an existential threat (LEET) jointly impact a person's life goals of becoming wealthy and successful in one's career? Goal reprioritisation, socioemotional selectivity, and gerotranscendence theories predict a shift away from material goals following a LEET, independent of the effect of religion. However, terror management theory (TMT) predicts that the effect of death thoughts depends on one's prevailing cultural values. As religion can be regarded as a culture, it is possible that Christians' and non-believers' material life goals would be differentially altered by LEET. Data from 1259 young Chinese adults reveal no main effect of LEET, but a strong effect of religion. Moreover, there was an interaction effect between LEET and religion on material life goals: LEET weakened material goals for Christians but not for non-believers. These findings suggest that TMT is more suitable than the other theories for predicting life goal changes.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/180324
ISSN
1367-4676
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.405
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000213468400005

 

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dc.contributor.authorHui, CHen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, SWYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLau, EYYen_US
dc.contributor.authorCheung, SFen_US
dc.contributor.authorMok, DSYen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-21T01:36:19Z-
dc.date.available2013-01-21T01:36:19Z-
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationMental Health, Religion, & Culture, 2014, v. 17 n. 1, p. 52-61en_US
dc.identifier.issn1367-4676-
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dc.description.abstractHow would religion and a life event carrying an existential threat (LEET) jointly impact a person's life goals of becoming wealthy and successful in one's career? Goal reprioritisation, socioemotional selectivity, and gerotranscendence theories predict a shift away from material goals following a LEET, independent of the effect of religion. However, terror management theory (TMT) predicts that the effect of death thoughts depends on one's prevailing cultural values. As religion can be regarded as a culture, it is possible that Christians' and non-believers' material life goals would be differentially altered by LEET. Data from 1259 young Chinese adults reveal no main effect of LEET, but a strong effect of religion. Moreover, there was an interaction effect between LEET and religion on material life goals: LEET weakened material goals for Christians but not for non-believers. These findings suggest that TMT is more suitable than the other theories for predicting life goal changes.-
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13674676.asp-
dc.relation.ispartofMental Health, Religion, & Cultureen_US
dc.rightsThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Mental Health, Religion, & Culture on 30 Nov 2012, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13674676.2012.745494-
dc.subjectChinese-
dc.subjectexistential threat-
dc.subjectlife event-
dc.subjectlife goal-
dc.subjectmaterialism-
dc.subjectreligion-
dc.subjectterror management theory-
dc.titleThe role of religion in moderating the impact of life events on material life goals: Some evidence in support of terror management theory.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailHui, CH: huiharry@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailLau, EYY: eyylau@hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13674676.2012.745494-
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dc.identifier.epage61en_US
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