Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terror management theory

Completing a nom. Rationale in the talk page:

Do we have any references of this theory anywhere? Right now, it looks uncomfortably like a largely-ignored pet theory. 75.73.153.18 23:32, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. A "developing field of study", a/k/a a non-notable neologism. Terror management researchers have shown that making mortality salient to research participants will lead to such changes in behaviors and beliefs that seemingly protect worldview and encourage self-esteem striving. What is this trying to say in plain English? That if you threaten to kill people, they will change their behaviour in order to avoid being killed? I wonder how much grant money it took to discover this. - Smerdis of Tlön 13:49, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]