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Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration
Identity integration is the process wherein a person assimilates multiple or conflicting identities (e.g., beliefs, values, needs) into a coherent, unified self-concept. Three experiments examined whether contemplating mortality in a specific and individuated manner (i.e., via the death reflection m...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27152863 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154873 |
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author | Blackie, Laura E. R. Cozzolino, Philip J. Sedikides, Constantine |
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description | Identity integration is the process wherein a person assimilates multiple or conflicting identities (e.g., beliefs, values, needs) into a coherent, unified self-concept. Three experiments examined whether contemplating mortality in a specific and individuated manner (i.e., via the death reflection manipulation) facilitated outcomes indicative of identity integration. Participants in the death reflection condition (vs. control conditions) considered positive and negative life experiences as equally important in shaping their current identity (Experiment 1), regarded self-serving values and other-serving values as equally important life principles (Experiment 2), and were equally motivated to pursue growth-oriented and security-oriented needs (Experiment 3). Death reflection motivates individuals to integrate conflicting aspects of their identity into a coherent self-concept. Given that identity integration is associated with higher well-being, the findings have implications for understanding the psychological benefits of existential contemplation. |
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spelling | pubmed-48595542016-05-13 Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration Blackie, Laura E. R. Cozzolino, Philip J. Sedikides, Constantine PLoS One Research Article Identity integration is the process wherein a person assimilates multiple or conflicting identities (e.g., beliefs, values, needs) into a coherent, unified self-concept. Three experiments examined whether contemplating mortality in a specific and individuated manner (i.e., via the death reflection manipulation) facilitated outcomes indicative of identity integration. Participants in the death reflection condition (vs. control conditions) considered positive and negative life experiences as equally important in shaping their current identity (Experiment 1), regarded self-serving values and other-serving values as equally important life principles (Experiment 2), and were equally motivated to pursue growth-oriented and security-oriented needs (Experiment 3). Death reflection motivates individuals to integrate conflicting aspects of their identity into a coherent self-concept. Given that identity integration is associated with higher well-being, the findings have implications for understanding the psychological benefits of existential contemplation. Public Library of Science 2016-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4859554/ /pubmed/27152863 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154873 Text en © 2016 Blackie et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Blackie, Laura E. R. Cozzolino, Philip J. Sedikides, Constantine Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration |
title | Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration |
title_full | Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration |
title_fullStr | Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration |
title_full_unstemmed | Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration |
title_short | Specific and Individuated Death Reflection Fosters Identity Integration |
title_sort | specific and individuated death reflection fosters identity integration |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27152863 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154873 |
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