Essays about: "Terror Management Theory"

Found 3 essays containing the words Terror Management Theory.

1. 1. COVID-19, Restrictions and Anxiety: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of COVID-19 and Restrictions on Generalised Anxiety in Denmark and Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Matt Erritsø Cottrell; Sara Bach Christensen; [2021]
   Keywords : Denmark; Sweden; Mitigation strategy; Restrictions; Generalised Anxiety; Sociodemographic factors; Terror Management Theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : COVID-19 mitigation strategies have previously been argued to affect the mental health of people differently depending on sociodemographic factors. Denmark and Sweden have long used mandatory restrictions and guidelines, respectively, to curb the spread of COVID-19. READ MORE

3. 2. The Self-esteem of Syrians in Sweden as an internal factor during the integration process

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Taha Al-Mouayad Haj Ahmad; [2020]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Many migrants face difficult times during the integration in the new society, especially during the first stages after their arrival. Among others, they face discrimination, racism, and stigmatization, and they end up resorting to different techniques to cope with their situation, and they even change their identity and go through identity negotiation process with the surrounding new society. READ MORE

4. 3. The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend : The Role of Common Enemies in Post-Civil War Superordinate Identity Formation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Yevgeniy Golubitskiy; [2017]
   Keywords : TMT; ODT; civil war; ethnic conflict; identity formation;

   Abstract : This paper contributes to the literature on post-conflict identity in exploring the question: which conditions favor the success of superordinate identity formation among former conflict parties in post-civil war societies? Building on the social psychological literature on terror management theory (TMT) and optimal distinctiveness theory (ODT), it argues that the presence of a common enemy among former conflict parties increases the likelihood of successful superordinate identity formation. An in-depth qualitative comparative study on national identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after the 1992-1995 civil war and Lebanon after the 1975-1990 civil war is conducted in order to test the theoretical arguments of this paper. READ MORE