The control of death and the death of control: The effects of mortality salience, neuroticism, and worldview threat on the desire for control

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-22

  Arndt, Jamie ^a   Solomon, Sheldon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0037719955     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00530-5     Document Type: Review

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