Robert B Arrowood
Biographic Data
| ID | 6515244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert B Arrowood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert B |
| FAMILY NAME | Arrowood |
| SIGNATURE | ARROWOOD R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Christian University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-8895-4229 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Existential questing
The current review explores the intersection between religious quest orientation (valuing doubts, exploration, and growth) and our existential needs. There are a number of existential concerns that motivate thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. These concerns are generally troubling, causing us to defend against reminders of our existential nature by using cultural worldview defenses. As a defense, religion both functions generally as a worldview an…
Yes, Jesus loves me! Mortality salience increases positivity in implicit and explicit images of Christ
The present research, utilising a terror management theory perspective, examined the effects of death awareness on Christians’ explicit and implicit image of Jesus. Following exposure to mortality salience, participants were asked to complete a reverse correlation task (Study 1) or a forensic sketch task (Study 2) in an attempt to create an image of Christ. All composites were coded on multiple emotional dimensions (i.e., disgust, contempt, neutr…
The role of death-related advertisements in cell phone use while driving
Approximately 25% of accidents in the United States are caused by texting while driving, prompting the creation of several media campaigns to reduce such risky behavior. The current research examined whether death-related advertisements increase cell phone use while driving. Studies 1-3 found that individuals engaged in greater distracted driving in the presence of a mortality-themed texting advertisement. Study 2 demonstrated that participants w…
Taking the Divinity from the Divine
Exploring associations between existential isolation, quest religiosity, and well-being
The current work examined the association between existential isolation and religious quest orientation (i.e., spiritual belief uncertainty). First, Study 1 measured existential isolation and quest religiosity along with several measures of social isolation. Replicating past research, existential isolation was positively related to alienation and loneliness but negatively associated with belonging needs and social desirability. More importantly, …
The Existential Quest
Terror management theory suggests people can manage existential concerns through faith in their cultural systems, including religious beliefs. It is not clear, however, how people with a religious “quest” orientation manage such existential concerns. The present research explored the intersection between existential concern and religious quest. Quest individuals experience doubt, which comes at the cost of greater death-related anxieties (Study 1…
The Influence of Money-related Metaphors on Financial Anxiety and Spending
People often use metaphors to discuss their financial prospects – for example, finding a fortune or searching for wealth. The purpose of the present research was to utilize conceptual metaphor theory to study the effect of metaphor use on money anxiety and spending intentions. Specifically, in three experiments, participants were randomly assigned to complete a word search puzzle where they either found the word fortune or where they searched but…
Religion as a defense against the awareness of death
Many people turn to religion as a source of meaning and value. This is supported by research demonstrating that more than 8 out of 10 individuals (84%) identify with some type of faith (Pew Researc
Guest editors' foreword
Death, quest, and self-esteem
Terror management theory suggests that when mortality concerns are salient, religion can serve as a defence in order to boost self-esteem and shield against the potential for anxiety. The current study examined whether individual differences in religious orientation (i.e., quest) interacted with reminders of death to influence well-being. To the extent that religiosity buffers against mortality awareness on defensiveness, the present results demo…
Ebola salience, death-thought accessibility, and worldview defense
According to terror management theory, individuals defend their cultural beliefs following mortality salience. The current research examined whether naturally occurring instances of death (i.e., Ebola) correspond to results found in laboratory studies. The results of two experiments demonstrated that participants experienced a greater accessibility of death-related thoughts in response to an Ebola prime during a regional outbreak. Study 2 also sh…
Ebola salience, death-thought accessibility, and worldview defense
According to terror management theory, individuals defend their cultural beliefs following mortality salience. The current research examined whether naturally occurring instances of death (i.e., Ebola) correspond to results found in laboratory studies. The results of two experiments demonstrated that participants experienced a greater accessibility of death-related thoughts in response to an Ebola prime during a regional outbreak. Study 2 also sh…
The Existential Quest
Terror management theory suggests people can manage existential concerns through faith in their cultural systems, including religious beliefs. It is not clear, however, how people with a religious “quest” orientation manage such existential concerns. The present research explored the intersection between existential concern and religious quest. Quest individuals experience doubt, which comes at the cost of greater death-related anxieties (Study 1…
Ebola salience, death-thought accessibility, and worldview defense
According to terror management theory, individuals defend their cultural beliefs following mortality salience. The current research examined whether naturally occurring instances of death (i.e., Ebola) correspond to results found in laboratory studies. The results of two experiments demonstrated that participants experienced a greater accessibility of death-related thoughts in response to an Ebola prime during a regional outbreak. Study 2 also sh…
Guest editors' foreword
Death, quest, and self-esteem
Terror management theory suggests that when mortality concerns are salient, religion can serve as a defence in order to boost self-esteem and shield against the potential for anxiety. The current study examined whether individual differences in religious orientation (i.e., quest) interacted with reminders of death to influence well-being. To the extent that religiosity buffers against mortality awareness on defensiveness, the present results demo…
The Influence of Money-related Metaphors on Financial Anxiety and Spending
People often use metaphors to discuss their financial prospects – for example, finding a fortune or searching for wealth. The purpose of the present research was to utilize conceptual metaphor theory to study the effect of metaphor use on money anxiety and spending intentions. Specifically, in three experiments, participants were randomly assigned to complete a word search puzzle where they either found the word fortune or where they searched but…
Religion as a defense against the awareness of death
Many people turn to religion as a source of meaning and value. This is supported by research demonstrating that more than 8 out of 10 individuals (84%) identify with some type of faith (Pew Researc
Taking the Divinity from the Divine
Exploring associations between existential isolation, quest religiosity, and well-being
The current work examined the association between existential isolation and religious quest orientation (i.e., spiritual belief uncertainty). First, Study 1 measured existential isolation and quest religiosity along with several measures of social isolation. Replicating past research, existential isolation was positively related to alienation and loneliness but negatively associated with belonging needs and social desirability. More importantly, …
The Existential Quest
Terror management theory suggests people can manage existential concerns through faith in their cultural systems, including religious beliefs. It is not clear, however, how people with a religious “quest” orientation manage such existential concerns. The present research explored the intersection between existential concern and religious quest. Quest individuals experience doubt, which comes at the cost of greater death-related anxieties (Study 1…
Yes, Jesus loves me! Mortality salience increases positivity in implicit and explicit images of Christ
The present research, utilising a terror management theory perspective, examined the effects of death awareness on Christians’ explicit and implicit image of Jesus. Following exposure to mortality salience, participants were asked to complete a reverse correlation task (Study 1) or a forensic sketch task (Study 2) in an attempt to create an image of Christ. All composites were coded on multiple emotional dimensions (i.e., disgust, contempt, neutr…
The role of death-related advertisements in cell phone use while driving
Approximately 25% of accidents in the United States are caused by texting while driving, prompting the creation of several media campaigns to reduce such risky behavior. The current research examined whether death-related advertisements increase cell phone use while driving. Studies 1-3 found that individuals engaged in greater distracted driving in the presence of a mortality-themed texting advertisement. Study 2 demonstrated that participants w…
Existential questing
The current review explores the intersection between religious quest orientation (valuing doubts, exploration, and growth) and our existential needs. There are a number of existential concerns that motivate thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. These concerns are generally troubling, causing us to defend against reminders of our existential nature by using cultural worldview defenses. As a defense, religion both functions generally as a worldview an…
Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Anxiety (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Death anxiety (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works)