The effect of death anxiety and age on health-promoting behaviors: A terror-management theory perspective

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-389

  Bozo, Özlem ^a   Tunca, Ayča ^a   Simsek, Yeliz ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Death anxiety; Dual process model; Health promoting behaviors; Terror management theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449092411     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.143.4.377-389     Document Type: Article

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