Terror Management Theory

Peter J. Helm; Uri Lifshin; Jeff Greenberg

doi:10.1002/9781118970843.ch68

Terror Management Theory

Peter J. Helm
, Uri Lifshin
, Jeff Greenberg

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Terror Management Theory (TMT; Greenberg et al., 1986) is a social psychological theory that examines the role of death awareness in human behavior. TMT examines the roles of self-esteem and cultural worldviews in buffering humans against the threat of mortality. This entry describes the theory, major hypotheses, and individual differences in responses to reminders of death.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
Subtitle of host publication	Model and Theories: Measurement and Assessment: Personality Processes and Individual Differences: Clinical, Applied, and Cross-Cultural Research: Volume 1-4
Publisher	Wiley
Pages	407-411
Number of pages	5
Volume	1-4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118970843
ISBN (Print)	9781118970744
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118970843.ch68
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

cultural worldviews
death
mortality
self-esteem
terror management

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General Psychology

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Helm, P. J., Lifshin, U., & Greenberg, J. (2020). Terror Management Theory. In The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences: Model and Theories: Measurement and Assessment: Personality Processes and Individual Differences: Clinical, Applied, and Cross-Cultural Research: Volume 1-4 (Vol. 1-4, pp. 407-411). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118970843.ch68

Terror Management Theory. / Helm, Peter J.; Lifshin, Uri; Greenberg, Jeff.
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences: Model and Theories: Measurement and Assessment: Personality Processes and Individual Differences: Clinical, Applied, and Cross-Cultural Research: Volume 1-4. Vol. 1-4 Wiley, 2020. p. 407-411.

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