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Death Concerns, Benefit-Finding, and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Cox, Cathy R., Swets, Julie A., Gully, Brian, Xiao, Jieming, Yraguen, Malia

“…Because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reminders of death are particularly salient. Although much terror management theory research demonstrates that…”
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The impact of State of Surrender on the relationship between engagement in substance use treatment and meaning in life presence: a pilot study by Sease, Thomas B, Cox, Cathy R, Wiese, Amanda L, Sandoz, Emily K, Knight, Kevin

“…The current study examined the construct of State of Surrender (SoS)-defined as a willingness to accept, without resistance, what is to come-and investigated…”
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Existential isolation and well-being in justice-involved populations by Sease, Thomas B, Cox, Cathy R, Knight, Kevin

“…Much work in psychology has focused on feelings of social isolation and/or loneliness. Only recently have psychologists begun to explore the concept of…”
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Attenuating Pain With the Past: Nostalgia Reduces Physical Pain by Kersten, Mike, Swets, Julie A., Cox, Cathy R., Kusumi, Takashi, Nishihata, Kazushi, Watanabe, Tomoya

“…Previous work has found that nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, is associated with psychological, emotional, and social benefits. Recent research…”
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Age-Related Differences in Responses to Thoughts of One's Own Death: Mortality Salience and Judgments of Moral Transgressions by Maxfield, Molly, Pyszczynski, Tom, Kluck, Benjamin, Cox, Cathy R, Greenberg, Jeff, Solomon, Sheldon, Weise, David

“…Two experiments explored age differences in response to reminders of death. Terror management research has shown that death reminders lead to increased…”
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Loneliness and Relationship Well-Being: Investigating the Mediating Roles of Relationship Awareness and Distraction among Romantic Partners by Sease, Thomas B, Sandoz, Emily K, Yoke, Leo, Swets, Julie A, Cox, Cathy R

“…Loneliness arises when there is a discrepancy between one's desired and actual social connection with others. Studies examining the effects of loneliness in…”
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Older Adults as Adaptive Decision Makers: Evidence From the Iowa Gambling Task by Wood, Stacey, Busemeyer, Jerome, Koling, Andreas, Cox, Cathy R, Davis, Hasker

“…Older adults process emotional information differently than younger adults and may demonstrate less of a negativity bias on cognitive tasks. The Iowa Gambling…”
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Aloneliness predicts relational anger and aggression toward romantic partners by Swets, Julie A., Cox, Cathy R.

“…Aloneliness is the negative psychological state characterized by dissatisfaction with one's lack of solitude, which is connected to well‐being deficits (e.g.,…”
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The past promotes the picture of health: Nostalgia as a resource for physical well-being by Kersten, Mike, Cox, Cathy R.

“…Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, confers an array of psychological, emotional, and social benefits. This review article discusses emerging…”
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How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You: The Role of Perceived Regard in the Terror Management of Close Relationships by Cox, Cathy R, Arndt, Jamie

“…Drawing from terror management theory, the present research examined whether people turn to close relationships to manage the awareness of mortality because…”
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The role of death-related advertisements in cell phone use while driving by Cox, Cathy R., Arrowood, Robert B., Kersten, Mike, French, Katherine

“…Approximately 25% of accidents in the United States are caused by texting while driving, prompting the creation of several media campaigns to reduce such risky…”
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An exercise in nostalgia: Nostalgia promotes health optimism and physical activity by Kersten, Mike, Cox, Cathy R., Van Enkevort, Erin A.

“…Objective: Previous research has shown that nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, leads to greater feelings of optimism, with other work demonstrating…”
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Yes, Jesus loves me! Mortality salience increases positivity in implicit and explicit images of Christ by Arrowood, Robert B., Cox, Cathy R., Silver, Christopher F.

“…The present research, utilising a terror management theory perspective, examined the effects of death awareness on Christians' explicit and implicit image of…”
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The existential cost of economic insecurity: Threatened financial security undercuts meaning by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay, Kersten, Michael, Cox, Cathy R.

“…Financial security (i.e., a person's sense that they can afford the things they need now and in the foreseeable future) contributes to psychological health and…”
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The Existential Quest: Doubt, Openness, and the Exploration of Religious Uncertainty by Arrowood, Robert B., Vail, Kenneth E., Cox, Cathy R.

“…Terror management theory suggests people can manage existential concerns through faith in their cultural systems, including religious beliefs. It is not clear,…”
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Taking the Divinity from the Divine: The Interaction Between Death Concerns and Religiosity on the Evaluation of a Human Jesus by Arrowood, Robert B., Cox, Cathy R., Swets, Julie

“…Quest religiosity is characterized by an openness toward religious doubt and uncertainty as a way to grow existentially. The current paper examines how death…”
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Exploring associations between existential isolation, quest religiosity, and well-being by Arrowood, Robert B., Cox, Cathy R., Swets, Julie A.

“…The current work examined the association between existential isolation and religious quest orientation (i.e., spiritual belief uncertainty). First, Study 1…”
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Terror Management and Adults' Attachment to Their Parents: The Safe Haven Remains by Cox, Cathy R, Arndt, Jamie, Pyszczynski, Tom, Greenberg, Jeff, Abdollahi, Abdolhossein, Solomon, Sheldon

“…Six studies examined the role of young adults' parental attachment in terror management. Studies 1-3 revealed that activating thoughts of one's parent in…”
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Exploring the Existential Function of Religion: The Effect of Religious Fundamentalism and Mortality Salience on Faith-Based Medical Refusals by Vess, Matthew, Arndt, Jamie, Cox, Cathy R, Routledge, Clay, Goldenberg, Jamie L

“…Decisions to rely on religious faith over medical treatment for health conditions represent an important but understudied phenomenon. In an effort to…”
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Preliminary evidence that relationship nostalgia might offset romantic conflict to aid relationship commitment by Swets, Julie A., Cox, Cathy R., Ekas, Naomi V.

“…Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, increases well-being, especially in response to psychological imbalance (e.g., negative affect, loneliness)…”
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