In the past, fear of death and death anxiety have been shown to be directly related to how well “own death” has been integrated into an individual's personal construct system. Other, more recent evidence, has demonstrated that fear of death and death anxiety are also influenced by the degree to which an individual has actualized his/her life goals. The present study, designed to investigate the role of actualization and integration, provides clear evidence that actualization and integration have an additive effect on fear of death and death anxiety.
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