TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Death thoughts predict increased depression for those with low self-worth
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Fairlamb, Samuel
A1  - Juhl, Jacob
SP  - 1021
EP  - 1026
VL  - 46
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1793432
ID  - ref1
ER  -