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. 2022;46(5):1100-1105.
doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1865479. Epub 2021 Jan 1.

Work status, death anxiety and psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications of the terror management theory

Muneeba Shakil  1 , Farzana Ashraf  1 , Amina Muazzam  2 , Maryam Amjad  1 , Saba Javed  3
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Work status, death anxiety and psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications of the terror management theory

Muneeba Shakil et al. Death Stud. 2022.

Abstract

The present study determined the application of terror management theory during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Death anxiety and psychological distress were examined in the context of work status. A sample of 478 from the general population voluntarily participated in the study. Findings revealed a significant moderating role of work status, illustrating the strong relationship between psychological distress and death anxiety for non-working participants. Therefore, psychological distress is related to more significant death anxiety among non-working than those who are working. This study highlights the importance of work as an anxiety buffering factor concerning mortality thoughts.

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