@article{ref1,
title="The effects of trait self-esteem and death cognitions on worldview defense and search for meaning",
journal="Death studies",
year="2014",
author="Juhl, Jacob and Routledge, Clay D.",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="62-68",
abstract="Terror management theory asserts that attaining self-esteem by adhering to the standards of meaning-providing worldviews helps manage death concerns. Research has shown that mortality salience (MS) increases worldview defense, however, there are conflicting results concerning how trait self-esteem moderates this effect. Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated that MS increases worldview defense for high, but not low, trait self-esteem individuals. These studies raised the question as to whether those with low trait self-esteem engage in efforts to find meaning in response to MS. Study 3 showed that MS increased the search for meaning for low, but not high, trait self-esteem individuals.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2012.718038",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2012.718038"
}