Trier University, Trier, Germany.
Omega (Westport). 2024 Feb;88(3):998-1015. doi: 10.1177/00302228211053159. Epub 2021 Dec 7.
Recent research has shown an indirect effect of generativity on fear of death through ego-integrity in older adults. The present paper aims at demonstrating that the indirect effect is valid even when controlling for social desirability. For that purpose, participants ( = 260 German adults) in study 1 provided self-reports on generativity, ego-integrity, fear of death, and social desirability. Analyses confirmed the indirect effect when the tendency for socially desirable responding was statistically controlled. In study 2, participants ( = 133 German adults) also reported on their generativity and ego-integrity. Fear of death, however, was assessed with a reaction time-based measure (i.e., the Implicit Associations Test). Again, the indirect effect could be confirmed. Taken together, the studies lend further credibility to the extant findings on the indirect effect of generativity on fear of death through ego-integrity.
最近的研究表明，在老年人中，代际传承通过自我完整性对死亡恐惧产生间接影响。本文旨在证明，即使在控制社会期望的情况下，这种间接效应也是有效的。为此，研究 1 的参与者（= 260 名德国成年人）提供了关于代际传承、自我完整性、对死亡的恐惧和社会期望的自我报告。分析证实，当社会期望反应的倾向在统计上得到控制时，间接效应是有效的。在研究 2 中，参与者（= 133 名德国成年人）还报告了他们的代际传承和自我完整性。然而，对死亡的恐惧是通过基于反应时间的测量（即内隐联想测验）来评估的。同样，也可以证实间接效应。总的来说，这些研究进一步证实了代际传承通过自我完整性对死亡恐惧产生间接影响的现有发现。
