The Psychology of Insecurity : Seeking Certainty Where None Can Be Found (Paperback)

Part 1: The Nature and Sources of Insecurity 1. Understanding the psychology of insecurity: Evolutionary, cognitive, and cultural perspectivesJoseph P Forgas (University of New South Wales, Sydney) 2. The Evolution of Insecurity William von Hippel and John Merakovsky (University of Queensland, Australia) 3. The Interactive Role of Death, Uncertainty, and the Loss of Shared Reality on Societal and Individual Insecurity Tom Pyszczynsky and Jonathan Sundby (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs) 4. The uncertainty challenge: Escape it, embrace it Arie Kruglanski and Molly Ellenberg (University of Maryland) 5. Insecurity can be Beneficial ? Reflections on Adaptive Strategies for Diverse Trade-off Settings Klaus Fiedler and Linda McCaughey (University of Heidelberg, Germany) Part 2: Managing Individual Insecurity 6. The Arc of Cognitive Dissonance: From Drive to Uncertainty Joel Cooper and Logan Pearce (Princeton University) 7. Persuasion as a Sop to Insecurity William D. Crano (Claremont Graduate University) and Zachary Hohman (Texas Tech University) 8. Self-Handicapping in the Face of Uncertainty: The Paradox That Most Certainly IsEdward R. Hirt, Samantha Heiman (Indiana University-Bloomington, USA), Julie R. Eyink (University of Southern Indiana) and Sean McCrea (University of Wyoming) 9. Strategy, Trust, and Freedom in an Uncertain World Joachim I. Krueger (Brown University) and David Gruening (Heidelberg University) 10. Seeking Moral Meaning in Misfortune ? Assigning Blame, Without Regard for CausationAlan Page Fiske (UCLA, Department of Anthropology, USA) Part 3: The Role of Insecurity in Social Relationships 11. Attachment Security and Coping with Existential Concerns: Studying Security Dynamics in Dyadic, Group, Sociopolitical, and Spiritual/Religious Relationships Mario Mikulincer (Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya) and Phillip R. Shaver (University of California, Davis) 12. Beyond Dyadic Interdependence: Romantic Relationships in an Uncertain Social World Sandra L. Murray (University of Buffalo) & Veronica M. Lamarche (University of Essex, UK) 13. Adult Attachment Insecurity During the COVID pandemic: Heightened Insecurity and its Undoing Ximena Arriaga (Purdue University, USA) and Madoka Kumashiro (Goldsmiths, University of London) 14. Social Identity Dynamics in the Face of Overwhelming UncertaintyMichael A Hogg (Claremont Graduate University) and Amber M. Gaffney (Humboldt University) 15. From Individual Insecurity to Collective Security: The Group Survival MotivationGilad Hirschberger (Reichman University, Israel) Part 4: The Role of Insecurity and Uncertainty in Politics and Public Life 16. Trust in Social Institutions: The Role of Informational and Personal UncertaintyKees van den Bos (Utrecht University) 17. The Politics of Insecurity: How Uncertainty Promotes Populism and Tribalism Joseph P. Forgas (University of New South Wales, Sydney) 18. Uncertainty, Academic Radicalization, and the Erosion of Social Science Credibility Lee Jussim, Danica Finkelstein, and Sean Stevens (Rutgers University, USA) 19. Escape from uncertainty: To conspiracy theories and pseudoscience Peter Kreko (Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary) 20. Feelings of Insecurity as Drivers of Anti-establishment Sentiments Jan-Willem van Prooijen (VU Amsterdam, NSCR, and Maastricht University)