This study examined whether posing questions that create a stress state in respondents
biases subsequent reporting of mental health (MH) symptomology. For instance, questions …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis of suffering. We conceptualize suffering
as a deeply existential issue that fundamentally changes people indelible ways and for …

Objective: Making meaning out of the experience of chronic pain and posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) is a core process of recovery and symptom management of the comorbidity …

Three studies examined how existential isolation (EI) relates to death-thought accessibility
(DTA). Drawing upon the state-trait EI model and terror management theory, we posited EI …

BackgroundContemporary views of emotion dysregulation in post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) highlight reduced ability to flexibly select regulatory strategies according to differing …

Introduction: In two studies, we tested an anxiety-buffer disruption approach to depression,
examining the effects of attachment insecurities, worldview threat, and death concerns on …

Objective The novel coronavirus (2019; CV-19) is linked to increases in emotional distress
and may be particularly problematic for those with pre-existing mental and physical …

Objective: Research driven by terror management theory suggests sociocultural anxiety-
buffer systems typically protect against existential anxiety, whereas anxiety buffer disruption …

There is a knowledge gap when treating comorbid chronic pain and posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing this gap, 169 individuals …

The MeToo movement heightened reminders of sexual violence, while also providing
opportunities for collective support and meaning. To explore the existential impact of …