The Interrelationships of Ego Strength, Self-Esteem, Death Anxiety, and Gender in Undergraduate College Students
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The interrelationships of ego strength (Barron Ego Strength Scale), death anxiety (Death Anxiety Scale), and self-esteem (Texas Social Behavior Inventory) were studied in undergraduate university males (n = 20) and females (n = 59). Significant negative relationships between death anxiety and self-esteem and ego strength, and a significant positive relationship between self-esteem and ego strength were shown by both males and females. Moreover, males showed significantly higher self-esteem and ego strength scores, and significantly lower death anxiety scores than did females.
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People with low self-esteem tend to experience anxiety in response to death, whereas threats to self-esteem induce death anxiety and defense of self-esteem reduces death anxiety.
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- Authors
- Davis, S. F., Bremer, S. A., Anderson, B. J., & Tramill, J. L.
- Affiliations
- Wichita State University (US)
- ORCID
- Bremer, Sarah A.
- Venue
- The Journal of General Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1983-01
- Volume
- 108
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 55-59
- ISSN
- 0022-1309 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-0888
- OpenAlex
- W2049577676
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of General Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- ego strength, self-esteem, fear of death, gender differences, undergraduate students, Death Anxiety Scale
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Ego, Female, Humans, Male, Self Concept, Sex Factors, Students
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