@article{ref1,
title="He dies, he scores: evidence that reminders of death motivate improved performance in basketball",
journal="Journal of sport and exercise psychology",
year="2016",
author="Zestcott, Colin A. and Lifshin, Uri and Helm, Peter and Greenberg, Jeff",
volume="38",
number="5",
pages="470-480",
abstract="This research applied insights from terror management theory (TMT; Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon, 1986) to the world of sport. According to TMT, self-esteem buffers against the potential for death anxiety. Because sport allows people to attain self-esteem, reminders of death may improve performance in sport. In Study 1, a mortality salience induction led to improved performance in a &quot;one-on-one&quot; basketball game. In Study 2, a subtle death prime led to higher scores on a basketball shooting task, which was associated with increased task related self-esteem. These results may promote our understanding of sport and provide a novel potential way to improve athletic performance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0895-2779",
doi="10.1123/jsep.2016-0025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2016-0025"
}