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The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem
Based on the terror management theory (TMT), this study integrated self-esteem and close relationships to explore the effects of group identification on death anxiety. Five hundred and four participants completed the Death Anxiety, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, Social Identity, and Inclusion of Other in th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408060/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36011813 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610179 |
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author | Xiao, Zilun Zhao, Yufang Zheng, Yingcan Bao, Yan Zhang, Chao |
author_facet | Xiao, Zilun Zhao, Yufang Zheng, Yingcan Bao, Yan Zhang, Chao |
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description | Based on the terror management theory (TMT), this study integrated self-esteem and close relationships to explore the effects of group identification on death anxiety. Five hundred and four participants completed the Death Anxiety, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, Social Identity, and Inclusion of Other in the Self scales via online platforms. There were significant correlations among group identification, close relationship, self-esteem, and death anxiety. Group identification had a significant negative predictive effect on death anxiety. Specifically, group identification affects death anxiety through two pathways: the separate mediating role of self-esteem and the serial mediation pathway of close relationships → self-esteem. Our study provides direct evidence that group identification relieves death anxiety. The results showed that the alleviating function of group identification was mediated by self-esteem and close relationships. This study provides a new perspective concerning TMT as a defense mechanism against death anxiety. |
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spelling | pubmed-94080602022-08-26 The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem Xiao, Zilun Zhao, Yufang Zheng, Yingcan Bao, Yan Zhang, Chao Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Based on the terror management theory (TMT), this study integrated self-esteem and close relationships to explore the effects of group identification on death anxiety. Five hundred and four participants completed the Death Anxiety, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, Social Identity, and Inclusion of Other in the Self scales via online platforms. There were significant correlations among group identification, close relationship, self-esteem, and death anxiety. Group identification had a significant negative predictive effect on death anxiety. Specifically, group identification affects death anxiety through two pathways: the separate mediating role of self-esteem and the serial mediation pathway of close relationships → self-esteem. Our study provides direct evidence that group identification relieves death anxiety. The results showed that the alleviating function of group identification was mediated by self-esteem and close relationships. This study provides a new perspective concerning TMT as a defense mechanism against death anxiety. MDPI 2022-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9408060/ /pubmed/36011813 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610179 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Xiao, Zilun Zhao, Yufang Zheng, Yingcan Bao, Yan Zhang, Chao The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem |
title | The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem |
title_full | The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem |
title_fullStr | The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem |
title_short | The Effect of Group Identification on Death Anxiety: The Chain Mediation Role of Close Relationships and Self-Esteem |
title_sort | effect of group identification on death anxiety: the chain mediation role of close relationships and self-esteem |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408060/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36011813 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610179 |
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