Exploring Mortality Salience and Pandemic Impact in the Context of Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630303 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Disha Paul (0000-0002-2867-1661, Christ University, corresponding author), Harishankar Moosath (0000-0001-5998-2713, Christ University), Moosath Harishankar Vasudevan (Christ University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 889-907 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228211056221 |
| PMID | 34866468 |
| OpenAlex | W4200547143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
Mortality salience refers to a state of conscious awareness of death and the inevitable conclusion of life, associated with psychological terror. The COVID-19 pandemic generated increased awareness of illness and death, and effectuated changes in death cognitions and people's experiences around psychological or sociocognitive domains of media and life goals. To understand these changes, this study administered the Multidimensional Mortality Awareness Measure (Levasseur et al., 2015) to 103 emerging adults in India, post which 6 participants proceeded for a semi-structured interview exploring pandemic experiences, news consumption and goal prioritization, to examine specific areas in relation to death cognition. The thematic analysis demonstrates psychological effects, and discusses developments in health and death-related psychological processes. Focus on career goals and health maintenance, cautious news consumption and disadvantageous impacts on mental health are seen, significant in navigating healthcare measures for emerging adults, as we move forward into this 'new normal
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mortality salience · Outbreak · Pandemic · Salience (neuroscience · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |