Mortality saliences research in East Asia : A review and a look forward focusing on the research of Japan and China

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Fa, Hui

釘原, 直樹

Kugihara, Naoki

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

死の顕現化

文化的世界観

自尊感情

死生観

Terror Management Theory

mortality salience

cultural worldview

self-esteem

views of life and death

According to Terror Management Theory, self-esteem and culture worldview serve as buffers against the anxiety of death. Previous research suggests that reminders of death (mortality salience) can increase one’s behaviors which meet the standards of their own cultural world-views. However, the mortality salience effect is inconsistently reported in non-western countries, and therefore requires further investigation. Therefore, we reviewed the mortality salience researches in East Asia (mainly focused on Japan and China). The purpose of this review was to examine 1. the mortality salience manipulation used in East Asia; 2. whether self-esteem and culture worldview work effectively as anxiety buffers; 3. the buffer function of religion; 4. the common and different points of views of life and death among East Asia. Based on the results, we discussed the future prospect of mortality salience research.

釘原, 直樹