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Manuscript accepted June 12, 2002

Jamie L. Goldenberg Boise State University

Cathy R. Cox and Tom Pyszczynski University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Jeff Greenberg University of Arizona

Sheldon Solomon Brooklyn College This research was supported by National Science Foundation grants (SBR-9312546, SBR-9601366, SBR-9601474, SBR-9731626, SBR-9729946).

Address correspondence to Jamie Goldenberg, Department of Psychology, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1715; e-mail: jgolden@boisestate.edu.

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