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Do Work-Related Factors Moderate the Association Between Subjective Nearness-to-Death and Psychological Distress?

Published:2022-03-02 Issue: Volume: Page:003022282210780
ISSN:0030-2228
Container-title:OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
language:en
Short-container-title:Omega (Westport)

Author:

Shilo-Levin Sagit¹^ORCID,Bergman Yoav S.²

Affiliation:

1. Interdisciplinary Department for Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

2. Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with increased existential concerns, as well as with significant changes in the work force. The current study examined the availability of meaning in work and belonging to a work group as personal resources which may mitigate psychological distress associated with feeling close to death. Data were collected from 450 working Israelis, and results indicated that the connection between feeling close to death and distress was not significant for individuals reporting high levels of belonging and meaning. Implications are discussed from the perspective of Terror Management Theory.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Life-span and Life-course Studies,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine,Health (social science)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00302228221078096

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