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Death and love amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Effects of pathogen threats on online dating and social distancing from life history strategy perspectives

Description:

Drawing from the terror management theory (TMT) and evolutionary perspectives of Life-History Strategy, a between-subject online experiment examined the interaction effects of pre-existing death anxiety, fear-inducing media content (coronavirus threat vs. gun violence threat vs. low threat mental disorder), and intrasexual competition for mates on online dating intentions and social...

Keyword:

intrasexual competitiveness, social/physical distancing, the COVID-19 pandemic, terror management theory, violent media content, fast-/slow life-history strategy paradigm, mortality salience, online dating websites/apps, pathogen stress, and death anxiety

Creator:

Ryu, E., Muqaddam, A., and Jin, S. V.

Owner:

Iman Magdy Khamis

Date Uploaded:

05/22/2023

Date Modified:

05/22/2023

Resource Type:

Article

Alternate Identifier:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00302228211062364