@article{ref1,
title="Death thoughts predict increased depression for those with low self-worth",
journal="Death studies",
year="2022",
author="Fairlamb, Samuel and Juhl, Jacob",
volume="46",
number="6",
pages="1021-1026",
abstract="Terror management theory specifies that a sense of self-worth is necessary to prevent the awareness of death from undermining psychological well-being. We tested the theory's claims about well-being within the context of depression, by measuring self-worth, death-thought accessibility, and depression in an online study (N = 365). Consistent with the theory, death-thought accessibility predicted increased depression, but only among those with low, not high, self-worth. Our findings support existential clinical theorists' claims for psychological therapies to appreciate the underlying reasons for the need for self-worth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2020.1793432",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1793432"
}