A TERROR MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE ANXIETY OF DEATH AND RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES OF DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY TERRORIST ATTACKS

Abstract

Author(s): U. Esra CEYLAN

The purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between being directly affected by terror attacks with death anxiety, God perception, religious coping styles and psychological wellbeing. Also, the relationship between being directly affected by terror attacks and change in prayer habits is analyzed. All results are evaluated from the perspective of Terror Management Theory. The sample of this study consisted of random 1344 Turkish Muslim adults. Templer Death Anxiety Scale, God Perception Scale, Religious Coping Scale, Flourishing Scale is used to collect the data. The findings show that participants who personally being exposed to a terrorist attacks have lower fear of death than participants who not personally being exposed to terrorist attacks. Moreover, participants who lost any familiar person by terrorist attacks have lower fear of death than who does not any lost by terrorist attacks. There is not a significant correlation between being directly affected by terrorist attacks and God image, psychological wellbeing, religious coping styles. Regardless of whether they were directly influenced by terrorism, half of the respondents prayed more after the terrorist attacks. The study is important to understand how Turkish Muslims, who has increased awareness of mortality following the recent terrorist attacks, uses beliefs and spiritualities in their struggle with the stress they are experiencing

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