Simon McCabe
University of Stirling
15 Papers
25 Citations
Simon McCabe is an academic researcher from University of Stirling. The author has contributed to research in topics: Terror management theory & Mortality salience. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 15 publications. Previous affiliations of Simon McCabe include University of Missouri.
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Papers
Model comparison in ANOVA
TL;DR: It is argued this ability to support more simple models allows for more nuanced theoretical conclusions than provided by traditional ANOVA F-tests and how ANOVA models may be reparameterized to better address substantive questions in data analysis.
Hails From the Crypt: A Terror Management Health Model Investigation of the Effectiveness of Health-Oriented Versus Celebrity-Oriented Endorsements
TL;DR: It is revealed that death thoughts outside focal attention increase the effectiveness of culture-oriented endorsers only on the behaviors specifically endorsed and only when the endorser is characterized as possessing cultural value.
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The enduring influence of death on health: insights from the terror management health model
TL;DR: In this article, mortality saliency was paired with exercise, and individuals who were primed with mortality reported more exercise and increased fitness-contingent self-esteem and exercise intentions.
The role of mortality awareness in heroic enactment
TL;DR: This article investigated whether mortality reminders motivate behavior linked with heroism and whether such behavior functions to decrease thoughts of death, and found that after reminders of death and linking pain tolerance to heroism, participants reported less pain on a cold pressor task (CPT).
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The effect of visualizing healthy eaters and mortality reminders on nutritious grocery purchases: An integrative terror management and prototype willingness analysis.
Simon McCabe,Jamie Arndt,Jamie L. Goldenberg,Matthew Vess,Kenneth E. Vail,Frederick X. Gibbons,Ross Rogers +6 more
TL;DR: The integration of the terror management health model and the prototype willingness model has the potential for both basic and applied advances and offers a generative ground for future research.
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