Death, quest, and self-esteem: re-examining the role of self-esteem and religion following mortality salience
Terror management theory suggests that when mortality concerns are salient, religion can serve as a defence in order to boost self-esteem and shield against the potential for anxiety. The current study examined whether individual differences in religious orientation (i.e., quest) interacted with rem...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
2018
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Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2018, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-76 |
Further subjects: | B
Mortality
B Individual differences B terror management theory B Self-esteem B Quest |
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