Prosocial behavior following immortality priming: experimental tests of factors with implications for CVE interventions

Williams, Michael

doi:10.1080/19434472.2016.1186718

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“…The argument here, and the reason why our results are the reverse of those reported previously, would then, by extension, be because the exposure to violence alone does not prime mortality, thus increasing anti-social rather than prosocial behavior. Although this proposition does explain the results presented here to a degree, it is important to highlight that strong assertions cannot be made without further testing (specifically comparing exposure to violent media and extremist propaganda in a within-subject design), with the employment of a series of manipulation checks to ensure that participants were primed with the concept of mortality (for an example of this, see Williams, 2016).…”

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“…One explanation for this is Terror Management Theory (TMT) which has recently been argued to be a potentially important route for countering-violent extremism (Williams, 2016). TMT holds that humans have an instinctual desire for survival, yet this is routinely complicated by our awareness of the inevitability of death (see Becker, 1973; Greenberg et al, 1990).…”

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“…Several other experimental studies have also confirmed this in-group bias and mortality salience (e.g., Agustin, 2009; Jonas, Sullivan, & Greenberg, 2013). Most recently, Williams (2016) found that people were more prosocial after being primed with concepts of their own mortality.…”

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The Interaction of Extremist Propaganda and Anger as Predictors of Violent Responses

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Imperillo

et al. 2017

J Interpers Violence

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In this study, and with a view to extending upon existing findings on the effects of general violent media on violent cognitions, we experimentally measured the relationship between exposure to extremist propaganda and violent cognitions. Our results countered our hypotheses and the wider findings of violent media and aggression that exposure to violent stimuli increases violent thoughts and that this effect is moderated by trait aggression. Specifically, this study found that participants with low and medium trait aggression became more pro-social after being exposed to extremist propaganda. We discuss these results with reference to theories of terror management and mortality salience, as well as the implications of these results for wider theories of the role of online extremist material in the wider "radicalization" process.

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The Interaction of Extremist Propaganda and Anger as Predictors of Violent Responses

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Imperillo

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J Interpers Violence

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“…The application of CBT techniques was also found to enhance the nurses' sense of symbolic immortality, which is the third component of the anxiety buffering system. CBT training provides nurses with a sense of symbolic immortality by increasing their awareness of and engagement in adaptive behaviors required for alleviating death anxiety, eliminating death thoughts, and underestimating vulnerability to death (Williams 2017 ). In the study of Roberts and Maxfield ( 2019 ), CBT motivated participants to actively engage in prosocial and charitable activities with older adults, allowing them to better understand their shared conception of death reality and manage their death anxiety.…”

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Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Relieving Nurses’ Ageism Toward Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Background Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques are well known for targeting psychological distresses, to date, no study has investigated their effectiveness in relieving death anxiety and ageism among nurses. Methods A parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted according to the CONSORT guidelines during October 2019 at the university hospital. A total of 110 nurses were selected through proportional stratified sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The intervention consisted of six two-hour training sessions delivered over five modules with the integration of different CBT exercises. The effect of CBT was assessed by measuring the differences in the students' responses to a series of validated questionnaires of study variables pre-test (before the training sessions) and post-test (after the training sessions). Clinical registration was completed at ClinicalTrial.gov (ID: NCT04319393). Results Overall, using CBT techniques led to significant improvements in the study outcomes. At postintervention, the nurses who had received CBT training had significantly better self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, a greater sense of symbolic immortality, and less death anxiety and ageism than the nurses in the control group. Conclusions CBT is an effective evidence-based psychological intervention for relieving nurses' ageism towards older adults. The psychological well-being of nurses caring for older adults is crucial, and new techniques should be adopted to relieve nurses' accumulated stress and decrease their death anxiety. Future studies which investigate the effectiveness of CBT on other forms of discrimination, such as racism and sexism in healthcare settings, are recommended.

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“…CVE (Countering Violent Extremism) is intended as a non-coercive adjunct to counter-terrorism (CT) (Afrianty, 2012;Aly & Zeiger, 2015;Bjørgo, 2013;Braddock, 2020;Crenshaw & LaFree, 2017;El-Said, 2015;Green et al, 2016;Hlatky, 2020;IPAC, 2014;Jayakumar, 2019;Madriaza & Ponsot, 2016;Mirahamadi, 2012;Romaniuk, 2015;Rosand et al, 2018;Wallner, 2020;Williams, 2016;Winterbotham, 2020b). CVE involves working 'upstream' of the problem to focus more on prevention and addressing the risk factors that produce violent extremism more than police-led CT is generally able to do.…”

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Prosocial behavior following immortality priming: experimental tests of factors with implications for CVE interventions

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The Interaction of Extremist Propaganda and Anger as Predictors of Violent Responses

The Interaction of Extremist Propaganda and Anger as Predictors of Violent Responses

Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Relieving Nurses’ Ageism Toward Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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