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Meaning in life as a mediator between death anxiety and life satisfaction
Ferdi Yağan1, Zöhre Kaya1, Selim Fırat Kaya2
1Educational Sciences,Educational Sciences, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Abstract:
Research based on Terror Management Theory suggests that death anxiety is a fundamental existential concern that threatens individuals' life satisfaction and that, in the process of coping with this anxiety, individuals tend to seek meaning in life. However, studies directly examining the impact of death anxiety on life satisfaction and the mediating role of meaning are lacking. This study aims to investigate the relationship between death anxiety and life satisfaction among adults and to test the mediating role of meaning in life in this relationship. 396 participants completed online scales measuring death anxiety, life satisfaction, and meaning in life. The findings revealed that death anxiety significantly predicted life satisfaction and that meaning in life partially mediated this relationship. The results suggest that meaning in life may play a buffering role in the association between death anxiety and life satisfaction.
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