Fear of Death and the Judgment of Social Transgressions: A Multidimensional Test of Terror Management Theory

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 369-378

  Florian, Victor ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROJECTION; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031204407     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.2.369     Document Type: Article

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