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Brill Research Perspectives in Religion and Psychology, 2020
Abstract From the perspective of terror management theory (TMT), the awareness of death is problematic as it has the potential to increase anxiety. It would be hard to function when faced with this fear; thus, people defend themselves from heightened mortality awareness by adhering to their cultural beliefs (e.g., religion, nationalism), having ...
Robert B. Arrowood, Cathy R. Cox
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Testing terror management theory in advanced cancer

Death Studies, 2021
Death anxiety is common in advanced cancer due to heightened mortality salience. We tested terror management theory (TMT) in this population (N = 305) by evaluating the buffering effect of the distal defenses (attachment security, meaning, self-esteem) on the impact of physical impairment (a proxy for mortality salience) on death anxiety. Patients with
Elsy, Willis +8 more
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Communication and Terrorism: A Terror Management Theory Perspective

Communication Research Reports, 2005
As terrorism continues to raise the specter of death to levels of salience best measured on a global scale, terror management theory (TMT) offers valuable insights for communication theorists regarding the nature and psychology of terrorism. TMT provides a metatheoretic framework, which can help to unify a diverse range of communication theory ...
Claude H. Miller, Mark J. Landau
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mortality salience
16. peace & justice
3. good health

death anxiety
10. no inequality
5. gender equality

psychology
4. education
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