Sympathy for the Devil: Evidence That Reminding Whites of Their Mortality Promotes More Favorable Reactions to White Racists

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Death anxiety in the time of COVID-19: theoretical explanations and clinical implications (2020, background): “…of death increase stereotypical thinking about people of other races (Schimel et al., 1999), increase aggression against those who criticise one’s nation (McGregor et al., 1998), and lead White participants to hold more favourable reactions to White pride advocates (Greenberg et al., 2001).”
The Scrooge Effect: Evidence that Mortality Salience Increases Prosocial Attitudes and Behavior (2002, background): “, 1999), (c) Whites’ reactions to individuals who express White versus Black racial pride (Greenberg et al., 2001), (d) guilt and social projection in response to creative versus noncreative action (Arndt, Greenberg, Solomon, Pyszczynski, & Schimel, 1999), and (e) in the present Study 2, contributio”
Anxiety and Intergroup Bias: Terror Management or Coalitional Psychology? (2004, methodology): “Contemplation of death increases support of ingroup ideologies, a result explained by proponents of terror management theory (TMT) as an attempt to buffer existential anxiety.”
How terrorism news reports increase prejudice against outgroups: A terror management account (2009, background): “Although there is evidence that mortality reminders can increase worldview defenses against people of a different race or religion (Greenberg et al., 1990; Greenberg et al., 2001), death-related thoughts have remained the missing link.”