How healthcare workers respond to COVID-19: The role of vulnerability and social support in a close relationships defense mechanism
Healthcare workers play a vital role in the fight against COVID-19. Based on Terror Management Theory (TMT), the present research examined whether a close relationships defense mechanism reduces anxiety among healthcare workers (N = 729) in China. Our results suggest that this defense mechanism, as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Acta Psychologica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182100192X |