Abstract
Many media entertainment products address the fragility of life by portraying the severe illness or death of the protagonist. According to terror management theory, people need to create meaning in their lives when they are reminded of their own mortality, for instance, by engaging in close relationships with others. Meaningful films may provide recipients with an anxiety buffer that helps them to cope with
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Social Sciences > Communication |
Subjects: | 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology |
ISSN: | 1520-5436 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 68750 |
Date Deposited: | 30. Aug 2019, 07:57 |
Last Modified: | 15. Dec 2020, 09:56 |