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Yen, Chih-Long; Cheng, Chung-Ping – Death Studies, 2013
A recent meta-analysis of 164 terror management theory (TMT) papers indicated that mortality salience (MS) yields substantial effects (r = 0.35) on worldview and self-esteem-related dependent variables (B. L. Burke, A. Martens, & E. H. Faucher, 2010). This study reanalyzed the data to explore the researcher effects of TMT. By cluster-analyzing…
Descriptors: Death, Theories, World Views, Self Esteem
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Miller, Audrey K.; Lee, Brittany L.; Henderson, Craig E. – Death Studies, 2012
One of the most commonly cited psychological sequelae of HIV/AIDS is anxiety regarding death due to the illness (i.e., death anxiety; DA). However, extant research is inconclusive on several empirical issues, such as DA's relation to HIV/AIDS diagnostic status, the impact of illness-related symptoms on DA, and factors that may protect against DA.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Death, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Rosner, Rita; Kruse, Joachim; Hagl, Maria – Death Studies, 2010
The main objective of this review was to provide a quantitative and methodologically sound evaluation of existing treatments for bereavement and grief reactions in children and adolescents. Two meta-analyses were conducted: 1 on controlled studies and 1 on uncontrolled studies. The 2 meta-analyses were based on a total of 27 treatment studies…
Descriptors: Grief, Adolescents, Effect Size, Psychotherapy