| Symbolic immortality and the management of the terror of death: the moderating role of attachment style. | |
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PMID: 9523415 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Three studies were designed to examine the contribution of R. J. Lifton's (1979) symbolic immortality construct to the management of the terror of death and to investigate whether attachment style may underlie this contribution. Using a sample of 420 Israeli students, Study 1 revealed an inverse correlation between self-reports of symbolic immortality and fear of personal death. This finding was validated in Study 2 (N = 120), which found that high symbolic immortality reduced the effects of a death salience manipulation on the level of punishment given to a social transgressor. Study 3 (N = 270) refined the association between symbolic immortality and fear of death. The inverse correlation found in Study 1 was revealed only among securely attached persons. The discussion emphasizes the interconnectedness between personality, symbolic immortality, and the management of the terror of death. |
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Authors:
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V Florian; M Mikulincer |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of personality and social psychology Volume: 74 ISSN: 0022-3514 ISO Abbreviation: J Pers Soc Psychol Publication Date: 1998 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-05-11 Completed Date: 1998-05-11 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0014171 Medline TA: J Pers Soc Psychol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 725-34 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. floriav@ashur.cc.biu.ac.il |
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Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adult Attitude to Death* Defense Mechanisms* Fear* Female Humans Individuality Male Middle Aged Object Attachment* Personality Inventory Students / psychology Symbolism* |
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