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Death Studies Volume 46, 2022 - Issue 5
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Special Issue: Psychological Impacts of COVID-19: International Perspectives

Work status, death anxiety and psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications of the terror management theory

Muneeba Shakila Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7706-5211
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Farzana Ashrafa Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5110-5924
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Amina Muazzamb Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maryam Amjada Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, Pakistan
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Saba Javedc FoIT Department, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Pages 1100-1105 | Published online: 01 Jan 2021
 
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Abstract

The present study determined the application of terror management theory during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Death anxiety and psychological distress were examined in the context of work status. A sample of 478 from the general population voluntarily participated in the study. Findings revealed a significant moderating role of work status, illustrating the strong relationship between psychological distress and death anxiety for non-working participants. Therefore, psychological distress is related to more significant death anxiety among non-working than those who are working. This study highlights the importance of work as an anxiety buffering factor concerning mortality thoughts.

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