The scrooge effect: Evidence that mortality salience increases prosocial attitudes and behavior

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1342-1353

  Jonas, Eva ^a   Schimel, Jeff ^b   Greenberg, Jeff ^c   Pyszczynski, Tom ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 23044534302     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014616702236834     Document Type: Review

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