1. Evidence of an Indirect Effect of Generativity on Fear of Death Through Ego-Integrity Considering Social Desirability.
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Busch, Holger
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DEATH & psychology , *EGO (Psychology) , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *SELF-evaluation , *FEAR , *HEALTH status indicators , *REGRESSION analysis , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *CRONBACH'S alpha , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *FACTOR analysis , *SOCIAL skills , *REACTION time , *PSYCHOLOGY & religion , *STATISTICAL correlation , *ATTITUDES toward death , *ALGORITHMS - Abstract
Recent research has shown an indirect effect of generativity on fear of death through ego-integrity in older adults. The present paper aims at demonstrating that the indirect effect is valid even when controlling for social desirability. For that purpose, participants (N = 260 German adults) in study 1 provided self-reports on generativity, ego-integrity, fear of death, and social desirability. Analyses confirmed the indirect effect when the tendency for socially desirable responding was statistically controlled. In study 2, participants (N = 133 German adults) also reported on their generativity and ego-integrity. Fear of death, however, was assessed with a reaction time-based measure (i.e., the Implicit Associations Test). Again, the indirect effect could be confirmed. Taken together, the studies lend further credibility to the extant findings on the indirect effect of generativity on fear of death through ego-integrity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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