Problem The theory of terror management posits that the cognitive abilities of humans have led to... more Problem The theory of terror management posits that the cognitive abilities of humans have led to the conscious awareness that death is unavoidable; and that this awareness then creates intense anxiety or terror which must be constantly managed (Greenberg & Arndt, 2012). TMT explains how people cope with terror by strengthening the psychological structures that are embedded in their faith in cultural worldviews and self-esteem. The present study examined whether a song about death can lead to an increase in death anxiety and general anxiety, especially during a global pandemic that may already prime participants with death anxiety. Using TMT as a framework, we expect that there will be a significant difference between trait anxiety, state anxiety, and death anxiety within the baseline measure and that there will be significant differences between baseline and posttest measures, more specifically, we expect there to be an increase in death anxiety within the experimental group. Proce...
Problem The theory of terror management posits that the cognitive abilities of humans have led to... more Problem The theory of terror management posits that the cognitive abilities of humans have led to the conscious awareness that death is unavoidable; and that this awareness then creates intense anxiety or terror which must be constantly managed (Greenberg & Arndt, 2012). TMT explains how people cope with terror by strengthening the psychological structures that are embedded in their faith in cultural worldviews and self-esteem. The present study examined whether a song about death can lead to an increase in death anxiety and general anxiety, especially during a global pandemic that may already prime participants with death anxiety. Using TMT as a framework, we expect that there will be a significant difference between trait anxiety, state anxiety, and death anxiety within the baseline measure and that there will be significant differences between baseline and posttest measures, more specifically, we expect there to be an increase in death anxiety within the experimental group. Proce...
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