Death perceptions, grief, and distress in Ultra-Orthodox Jews who witnessed the 2021 Meron disaster.
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| Title: | Death perceptions, grief, and distress in Ultra-Orthodox Jews who witnessed the 2021 Meron disaster. |
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| Authors: | Weissberger, Gali H., Bergman, Yoav S., Maytles, Ruth, Trachtengot, Itschak |
| Source: | Death Studies. 2025, Vol. 49 Issue 10, p1428-1436. 9p. |
| Subjects: | Attitudes toward death, Cross-sectional method, Statistical power analysis, Statistical correlation, Self-evaluation, Psychological distress, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Questionnaires, Multiple regression analysis, Anxiety, Near-death experiences, Descriptive statistics, Disasters, Anxiety testing, Research, Grief, Factor analysis, Comparative studies, Psychological tests, Data analysis software, Fear of death, Psychosocial factors |
| Geographic Terms: | Israel |
| Abstract: | On April 29, 2021, during an Ultra-Orthodox annual communal event in Meron, a crowd rush resulted in the deaths of 45 individuals. Experiencing such events may intensify death proximity (subjective nearness to death, SNtD) and death anxiety, and increase distress. Furthermore, the experience of grief following the trauma may disrupt defense mechanisms that reduce death-related anxieties. Thus, we examined the mediating role of death anxiety on the association between SNtD and distress, and the possible moderating role of grief experiences on this model. Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews who experienced the Meron disaster (N = 168) responded to scales assessing demographics, SNtD, death anxiety, and psychological distress. Death anxiety mediated the SNtD-distress link and grief was a significant moderator. Specifically, for individuals low in grief, the association between high death anxiety and increased distress was nullified. Findings are discussed from the perspective of Terror Management Theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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