Does awareness of death strengthen awareness of self? The effects of existential threat on self-focus
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DOI: 10.1007/s12144-019-00172-6
Abstract: Drawing on Kelly's (1955) personal construct theory, which suggests that human constructs typically contain their opposites. This study proposed that people facing death threat might be prompted to concern their existence, therefore pay more attentions… read more here.
Keywords: awareness; self focus; threat; threat self ... See more keywords