Spontaneous war weddings as a reaction to a national trauma: A terror management theory perspective.
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| Title: | Spontaneous war weddings as a reaction to a national trauma: A terror management theory perspective. |
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| Authors: | Oreg, Ayelet, Taubman – Ben-Ari, Orit |
| Source: | Death Studies. 2025, Vol. 49 Issue 9, p1149-1163. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Wounds & injuries, Psychological resilience, Mortality, Marriage, Ethnology research, Terrorism, War, Psychology of military personnel, Anxiety, Self-perception |
| Geographic Terms: | Israel |
| Abstract: | On 7 October 2023, 3,000 Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel. Over 1,300 people were killed on that day, and over 240 were abducted to Gaza. On October 8, Israel declared war on Hamas. The current study delves into the prevailing phenomenon of spontaneous war weddings held in military settings during the war. Drawing from Terror Management Theory (TMT) and utilizing an ethnographic approach, we analyze published media reports of these weddings. We suggest that this phenomenon is a sign of three terror management anxiety buffer mechanisms activated in view of current national and personal mortality salience: the validation of cultural worldviews; the enhancement of self-esteem; and the pursuit of proximity, in the form of a sense of closeness to attachment figures. All three anxiety-buffer mechanisms contribute to the fortification of psychological defenses, the denial of death, and the maintenance of psychological equanimity in view of this incomprehensible threat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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