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Title: Testing terror management theory in advanced cancer.
Authors: Willis, Elsy, Mah, Kenneth, Shapiro, Gilla K., Hales, Sarah, Li, Madeline, An, Ekaterina, Zimmermann, Camilla, Schultebraucks, Katharina, Rodin, Gary
Source: Death Studies. 2023, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p65-74. 10p. 2 Charts.
Subjects: Self-perception, Descriptive statistics, Research funding, Tumors, Anxiety, Death
Abstract: 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 greater numbers of strong distal defenses reported lower death anxiety than those with no strong defenses or one strong defense. These findings support the relevance of TMT in individuals facing the actual threat of death and the need for further TMT research in such populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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