Systematic mediational comparison in threat-compensation research was first undertaken here.

Evidence

To our knowledge, these studies are the first to systematically explore and comparatively test mediators in threat compensation research. We employed diverse samples in terms of nationality (Germans and Austrians) and profession (soldiers and students) to test our mediational hypotheses. — Dmitrij Agroskin and Eva Jonas, Controlling death by defending ingroups, 42

Categorization

• QUESTION: Testing which mediator (control motivation vs. death-thought accessibility) predominates is directly relevant to whether a hollowed-out ingroup is defended via control restoration or terror management.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Dmitrij Agroskin and Eva Jonas, Controlling death by defending…, 42
• XREF: connects to: A single Allport chapter seeded the modern field of prejudice target research — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 926; The problem of mediation links psychological, social, and economic levels — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 20; Antilocution research on the prejudice-violence escalation remains empirically underexamined. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1295

Broader Connections

• A single Allport chapter seeded the modern field of prejudice target research #expands (0.75) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 926
• The problem of mediation links psychological, social, and economic levels #qualifies (0.72) — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 20
• Antilocution research on the prejudice-violence escalation remains empirically underexamined. #complicates (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1295