Control, denial, and heightened sensitivity reactions to personal threat: testing the generalizability of the threat orientation approach |
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Authors: | Thompson Suzanne C Schlehofer Michèle M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA. Suzanne.Thompson@pomona.edu |
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Abstract: | The threat orientation model proposes three dispositional responses to threats: control, heightened sensitivity, and denial. Two studies explored the psychometric properties of the previously developed threat orientation scales and the relationship between the orientations and the responses to a variety of threats. Study 1 found that the control-based and heightened sensitivity-based scales are reliable and were related to perceptions of health, financial, and terrorist threats with a nationally representative sample. Findings held across gender, age, and ethnic groups. Furthermore, Study 1 suggested two types of denial processes: optimistic denial and avoidance denial. Study 2 used a diverse sample to gain additional evidence for two processes of denial and developed measures of each type. |
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