Effects of mortality salience on musical preferences differ by level of authoritarianism
(2013) Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale —
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- Reminding individuals of their mortality intensifies their support for their culture, decreases their support for foreign cultures, or both (Greenberg, Solomon, & Pyszczynski, 1997). The present study extends this basic finding by examining reactions to contemporary popular music, as moderated by authoritarianism. Participants assigned to a mortality salience or a control condition evaluated excerpts from four songs: two each from their own and a foreign culture. Results revealed that mortality salience impacted the relative evaluation of the local versus foreign music only for individuals high in authoritarianism. Discussion focuses on mortality salience effects as a function of authoritarianism and musical preferences as embodying cultural values and worldviews.
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Selimbegović, L., Friedman, M., & Chatard, A. (2013). Effects of mortality salience on musical preferences differ by level of authoritarianism. Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/196206