terror management theory

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gptkbp:instanceOf psychological theory
gptkbp:citation numerous psychological studies
gptkbp:explains self-esteem as anxiety buffer
cultural worldviews as protection against death anxiety
gptkbp:field social psychology
gptkbp:hasConcept awareness of mortality influences behavior
humans manage existential anxiety
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label terror management theory
gptkbp:influenced research on self-esteem
research on intergroup conflict
research on prejudice
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ernest_Becker
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Jeff_Greenberg
gptkb:Sheldon_Solomon
gptkb:Tom_Pyszczynski
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Journal_of_Personality_and_Social_Psychology
gptkbp:relatedTo defense mechanisms
existential psychology
mortality salience
gptkbp:studiedBy mortality salience experiments
gptkbp:yearProposed 1986
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sheldon_Solomon
gptkb:The_Ernest_Becker_Foundation
gptkb:Tom_Pyszczynski
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6