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Editorial: Mortality saliency and mental health: how could awareness of death promote well-being?

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  • Siyang Luo

  • July 13, 2026

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    Mortality salience increases self-objectification through cultural worldview compliance and suppression of creatureliness.

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    Crisis-induced conformity serves as an affiliation defense, mitigating mortality anxiety and enhancing positive emotional outcomes.

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    Mortality salience promotes helping intentions, mediated by a search for meaning, particularly influenced by cultural beliefs.

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    Neutral acceptance of death correlates positively with well-being, while extrinsic goals may suppress well-being under high death anxiety.

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    Future research should adopt a cross-level, interdisciplinary approach to better understand the cultural and biological aspects of mortality awareness.

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Editorial: Mortality saliency and mental health: how could awareness of death promote well-being?

  • by Siyang Luo

  • July 13, 2026

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