Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

terror management function of religion: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed
terror managementfunction of religion1 CONSTRUCTTerror managementVAIL · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Social psychology

the terror management analysis of religion as a worldview offering literal and symbolic immortality that buffers awareness of death, tested with mortality salience studies.

In social psychology, terror management function of religion refers to the terror management analysis of religion as a worldview offering literal and symbolic immortality that buffers awareness of death, tested with mortality salience studies. This meaning comes from Vail (2009) in Personality and Social Psychology Review.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Next

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how terror management function of religion sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in ColliderExport BibTeXReport this entry

Nearby constructs

awareness3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsfunction5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructsmortality4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

  1. Vail, K. E., Rothschild, Z. K., Weise, D. R., Solomon, S., Pyszczynski, T., & Greenberg, J. (2009). A Terror Management Analysis of the Psychological Functions of Religion. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 14(1), 84-94. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868309351165

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct