现在的启示录:关于人类灭绝的想法在死亡的突出程度下增加了死亡思想的可访问性,但减少了世界观防御
Michael Rihs1, Flurina L Brodwolf1, Fred W Mast1
1Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Death studies
|April 15, 2025
概括
关于人类灭绝的想法增加了对死亡意识 (死亡突出) 的立即防御,但削弱了长期的文化信仰. 这表明人们如何应对存在的威胁存在分歧.
科学领域:
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 存在心理学的心理学
- 恐怖主义管理理论
背景情况:
- 人类灭绝的威胁 (气候变化,流行病,核战争) 对人类文化构成重大风险.
- 存在的威胁可能会引发死亡突出 (MS),这是一个对自己死亡的高度意识的心理状态.
- 争取象征性不朽,是恐怖管理的关键组成部分,可能会受到灭绝思想的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 研究人类灭绝思想对心理防御机制的影响.
- 检查灭绝思想如何与死亡突出性 (MS) 相互作用,从而影响防御策略.
- 在存在的威胁下探索近距离和远距离防御机制之间的分离.
主要方法:
- 参与者看了一些视频,这些视频描绘了启示录,毁灭或中立的场景.
- 死亡率突出 (MS) 与视频曝光同时被操纵.
- 措施包括死亡思想的可访问性和世界观防御.
主要成果:
- 当参与者在MS下观看启示录视频时,死亡思想的可访问性最高.
- 在MS下观看启示录视频后,世界观防御显著减少.
- 观察到一种分离:灭绝的想法放大了近距离防御,但减少了远距离防御 (世界观防御).
结论:
- 人类灭绝的想法可以增加当死亡率突出高时,立即的近接防御.
- 然而,灭绝的想法破坏了远程防御,例如对持久文化和象征性不朽的信仰.
- 这突出了存在的威胁和人类心理应对策略之间的复杂相互作用.
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