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Personal Uncertainty Management by Reactive Approach Motivation

Personal Uncertainty Management by Reactive Approach Motivation Psychological Inquiry, 20: 225–229, 2009 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1047-840X print / 1532-7965 online DOI: 10.1080/10478400903333460 Ian McGregor, Mike S. Prentice and Kyle A. Nash Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada The uncertainty management model (UMM) ad- ions about capital punishment and abortion (Study 1). It dresses a basic predicament of the human condition. also caused them to exaggerate their dominant personal Personal Uncertainty (PU) has long been identified by values and the extent to which their personal projects classic philosophical, sociological, and psychological in life served those values (Study 2). Studies 3 and 4 theories as a cause of rigid and aggressive phenomena further found that other PU manipulations caused in- from repression and suicide to prejudice and hate. In tergroup biases and the quest for meaning in goals and this commentary, we review a Reactive Approach Mo- life. We have conceptually replicated these findings tivation (RAM) view of compensatory conviction and with several manipulations of PU, such as, highlight- worldview defense that is consistent with the UMM ing the uncertain future of a floundering relationship and grounded in the neuropsychology of anxiety. We (McGregor & Marigold, 2003, Study 3) or confronting also report http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychological Inquiry Taylor & Francis

Personal Uncertainty Management by Reactive Approach Motivation

McGregor, Ian; Prentice, Mike S.; Nash, Kyle A.
Psychological Inquiry , Volume 20 (4): 5 – Dec 11, 2009
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Psychological Inquiry, 20: 225–229, 2009 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1047-840X print / 1532-7965 online DOI: 10.1080/10478400903333460 Ian McGregor, Mike S. Prentice and Kyle A. Nash Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada The uncertainty management model (UMM) ad- ions about capital punishment and abortion (Study 1). It dresses a basic predicament of the human condition. also caused them to exaggerate their dominant personal Personal Uncertainty (PU) has long been identified by values and the extent to which their personal projects classic philosophical, sociological, and psychological in life served those values (Study 2). Studies 3 and 4 theories as a cause of rigid and aggressive phenomena further found that other PU manipulations caused in- from repression and suicide to prejudice and hate. In tergroup biases and the quest for meaning in goals and this commentary, we review a Reactive Approach Mo- life. We have conceptually replicated these findings tivation (RAM) view of compensatory conviction and with several manipulations of PU, such as, highlight- worldview defense that is consistent with the UMM ing the uncertain future of a floundering relationship and grounded in the neuropsychology of anxiety. We (McGregor & Marigold, 2003, Study 3) or confronting also report

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