عنوان

An Atheist Perspective on Self-Esteem and Meaning Making while under Death Awareness

شماره

LA126874

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

An Atheist Perspective on Self-Esteem and Meaning Making while under Death Awareness

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Thomas J. Coleman III, Kenan Sevinç, Ralph W. Hood Jr., et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

In accordance with Terror Management Theory research, secular beliefs can serve an important role for mitigating existential concerns by providing atheists with a method to attain personal meaning and bolster self-esteem. Although much research has suggested that religious beliefs are powerful defense mechanisms, these effects are limited or reveal more nuanced effects when attempting to explain atheists' (non)belief structures. The possibility of nonbelief that provides meaning in the "here and now" is reinforced by the importance placed on scientific discovery, education, and social activism by many atheists. Thus, these values and ideologies can, and do, allow for empirically testable claims within a Terror Management framework. Although religious individuals can and largely do use religion as a defense strategy against existential concerns, purely secular ideologies are more effective for atheists providing evidence for a hierarchical approach and individual differences within worldview defenses. Evidence for and implications of these arguments are discussed. In accordance with Terror Management Theory research, secular beliefs can serve an important role for mitigating existential concerns by providing atheists with a method to attain personal meaning and bolster self-esteem. Although much research has suggested that religious beliefs are powerful defense mechanisms, these effects are limited or reveal more nuanced effects when attempting to explain atheists' (non)belief structures. The possibility of nonbelief that provides meaning in the "here and now" is reinforced by the importance placed on scientific discovery, education, and social activism by many atheists. Thus, these values and ideologies can, and do, allow for empirically testable claims within a Terror Management framework. Although religious individuals can and largely do use religion as a defense strategy against existential concerns, purely secular ideologies are more effective for atheists providing evidence for a hierarchical approach and individual differences within worldview defenses. Evidence for and implications of these arguments are discussed. In accordance with Terror Management Theory research, secular beliefs can serve an important role for mitigating existential concerns by providing atheists with a method to attain personal meaning and bolster self-esteem. Although much research has suggested that religious beliefs are powerful defense mechanisms, these effects are limited or reveal more nuanced effects when attempting to explain atheists' (non)belief structures. The possibility of nonbelief that provides meaning in the "here and now" is reinforced by the importance placed on scientific discovery, education, and social activism by many atheists. Thus, these values and ideologies can, and do, allow for empirically testable claims within a Terror Management framework. Although religious individuals can and largely do use religion as a defense strategy against existential concerns, purely secular ideologies are more effective for atheists providing evidence for a hierarchical approach and individual differences within worldview defenses. Evidence for and implications of these arguments are discussed. In accordance with Terror Management Theory research, secular beliefs can serve an important role for mitigating existential concerns by providing atheists with a method to attain personal meaning and bolster self-esteem. Although much research has suggested that religious beliefs are powerful defense mechanisms, these effects are limited or reveal more nuanced effects when attempting to explain atheists' (non)belief structures. The possibility of nonbelief that provides meaning in the "here and now" is reinforced by the importance placed on scientific discovery, education, and social activism by many atheists. Thus, these values and ideologies can, and do, allow for empirically testable claims within a Terror Management framework. Although religious individuals can and largely do use religion as a defense strategy against existential concerns, purely secular ideologies are more effective for atheists providing evidence for a hierarchical approach and individual differences within worldview defenses. Evidence for and implications of these arguments are discussed.

تاريخ نشر

2019

توصيف ظاهري

204-228

عنوان

Secular Studies

شماره جلد

1/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2589-2525

اصطلاح موضوعی

atheism

اصطلاح موضوعی

IAT

اصطلاح موضوعی

implicit belief

اصطلاح موضوعی

nonbelief

اصطلاح موضوعی

nonreligion

اصطلاح موضوعی

secular

اصطلاح موضوعی

Terror Management Theory

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Jonathan Jong

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Kenan Sevinç

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Ralph W. Hood Jr.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Thomas J. Coleman III

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/25892525-00102002

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y