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

Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1272106 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-3764 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00302228 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Omega (Westport) Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2015- : Los Angeles Sage Publications
Original Publication: Westport, Conn., Greenwood Periodicals.

COVID-19*/psychology ; Psychological Distress* ; Attitude to Death*; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Israel ; Young Adult ; Stress, Psychological/psychology

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.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Keywords: COVID-19; belonging; meaning in work; subjective nearness-to-death; terror management theory

Date Created: 20220302 Date Completed: 20240517 Latest Revision: 20240517

20240517

10.1177/00302228221078096

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