The awareness of mortality and its psychological impact has significant implications for mental health and well-being. While the activation of mortality salience can lead to negative outcomes such as increased anxiety and intergroup bias, it can also foster positive outcomes, including an appreciation for life, a pursuit of meaningful goals, and a strengthening of social bonds.
Mortality salience can also affect intergroup relations. Research has demonstrated that reminders of mortality can lead to increased bias against out-group members, as individuals seek to protect their in-group and validate their own cultural worldview. anydeathrelics