| Cathy Cox Department of Psychology Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 76129 telephone: (817)-257-6418 |
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Though I am excited by many different domains of inquiry, my research has to date been broadly interested in relational concerns: (a) how we relate to others and (b) how we relate to our bodies. Working from the terror management theory (TMT) perspective that the pursuit of meaning and value in one’s life protects the individual from deeply rooted anxiety, my research has examined such topics as parental and interpersonal attachment, disgust and attitudes toward the body, the evaluation of women, and health intentions and behavior. For more information on terror management theory, check out: http://www.tmt.missouri.edu/
Research Interests: terror management, parental and interpersonal attachment, attitudes toward the body, the evaluation of women, and health intentions and behavior.
Selected Publications:
Cox, C. R., Cooper, D. P., Vess, M., Arndt, J., Goldenberg, J. L., & Routledge, C. (in press). Bronze is beautiful but pale can be pretty: The effects of appearance standards and mortality salience on sun-tanning outcomes. Health Psychology.
Cox, C. R., Arndt, J., Pyszczynski, T., Greenberg, J., Abdollahi, A., & Solomon, S. (2008). Terror management and adult’s attachment to their parents: The safe haven remains. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 696-717.
Cox, C. R., Goldenberg, J. L., Arndt, J., & Pyszczynski, T. (2007). Mother’s milk: An existential perspective on negative reactions to breastfeeding. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 110-122.
Arndt, J., Routledge, C., Cox, C. R., & Goldenberg, J. L. (2005). The worm at the core: A terror
management perspective on the roots of psychological and health dysfunction. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 11, 191-213.
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