Threat and defense: From anxiety to approach

Volume: 49, Pages: 219 - 286
Published: Jan 1, 2014
Abstract
null null The social psychological literature on threat and defense is fragmented. Groups of researchers have focused on distinct threats, such as mortality, uncertainty, uncontrollability, or meaninglessness, and have developed separate theoretical frameworks for explaining the observed reactions. In the current chapter, we attempt to integrate old and new research, proposing both a taxonomy of variation and a common motivational process...
Paper Details
Title
Threat and defense: From anxiety to approach
Published Date
Jan 1, 2014
Volume
49
Pages
219 - 286
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