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Death anxiety, dissent, and competence.

I E Alexander, P R Costanzo

    Journal of Personality
    |December 1, 1979
    PubMed
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    This study found that overt death anxiety is inversely related to self-perceived competence and physiological arousal, but only when not linked to perceived real-world threats. Social conditions influence these psychodynamic processes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychodynamics
    • Social Psychology

    Background:

    • Previous research indicates an inverse relationship between self-perceived competence and expressed death concern.
    • Studies also show an inverse relationship between overt death concern and covert physiological arousal.
    • Psychodynamic theories suggest inhibited death anxiety expressions are ego-defensive.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between death anxiety, self-perceived competence, and physiological arousal.
    • To examine how perceived imminence of real-life threats moderates these relationships.
    • To test the hypothesis that neurotic death anxiety stems from a lack of real-world threat anchoring.

    Main Methods:

    • A multistage interview was administered to 64 male undergraduates.
    • Assessment included overt death anxiety, covert physiological arousal (GSR) to death stimuli, self-perceived competence, and attitudes toward life-threatening national policies.
    • Statistical analyses examined the interrelationships among these variables.

    Main Results:

    • The findings supported the hypothesis that expressed death concern is inversely related to competence and arousal only when not contingent on perceived environmental threats.
    • This suggests that the neurotic component of death anxiety is linked to its detachment from actual external dangers.
    • Low death fear expression is considered defensive when real threats are acknowledged.

    Conclusions:

    • The study's results underscore the impact of social conditions on psychodynamic processes related to death anxiety.
    • Perceived real-world threats play a crucial role in moderating the expression and psychological correlates of death anxiety.
    • The findings challenge simplistic psychodynamic explanations by highlighting the influence of external circumstances.

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