Cultural Management of Terror and Worry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Religiosity and a Dream of Human Solidarity Help the Polish People Cope

Cultural Management of Terror and Worry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Religiosity and a Dream of Human Solidarity Help the Polish People Cope

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The COVID-19 pandemic, which involves the threat of contracting a potentially fatal disease, can be understood as a source of terror.According to terror management theory, people shield themselves from terror by Hanoverian Bridle adopting culturally specific worldviews and protecting self-esteem.The study investigates the protective role of worldviews that are culturally specific to Poles: religiosity and social solidarity.The hypothesis was that Poles who tend to worry, entertain these worldviews and are more likely to maintain high self-esteem and concentrate on the current moment (carpe diem), which theoretically allows them to reduce future-related anxiety.

Path analysis confirmed that self-esteem, the centrality of Drainage Bags religiosity, and expectation of solidarity due to the COVID-19 pandemic mediate the relationship between the worry trait and carpe diem.