Applying Terror Management Theory to Explain International Faculty Responses to COVID-19 Control Measures
Journal of Studies in International Education
; 2023.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-2195028
ABSTRACT
The paper analyses an institutional approach and international faculty responses to implementation of social-distancing measures during COVID-19 on a residential campus of an international university in Kazakhstan. Terror-Management Theory is used to interpret the behavioral responses of the faculty. The theory predicts three types of international faculty responses to the conscious fear of death from COVID-19 - death avoidance, death acceptance, and death negation. These responses determine the extent of compliance with social distance-control measures. In addition three anxiety-buffering mechanisms proposed by the theory - commitment to particular worldviews, self-esteem enhancement and maintenance of social connections - serve as factors of variation in responses. Implications are drawn from the results about the relevance of the theory to the analysis of campus population responses to COVID-19-control measures on domestic and international campuses. Recommendations for university administrators at international universities are made about managing the three types of responses.
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Web of Science
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English
Journal:
Journal of Studies in International Education
Year:
2023
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Article
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