The threat index: A research report

Michael A. Rigdon · Franz R. Epting · Robert A. Neimeyer · Seth R. Krieger

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The Threat Index (TI), theoretically based on George Kelly's personal construct theory (1), was developed in 1972 as a measure of death orientation. Since its appearance, 12 studies have examined the reliability of the TI and the validity of interpreting TI scores as a measure of death threat. As the research progressed, the instrument underwent some modifications in form and scoring. This article outlines the emerging reliability and validity picture and arranges the alternative forms and scoring procedures in a manner that we hope will be useful to others who wish to use the TI in their research on death orientation. The aim is to give direction to future TI research by summarizing and critically evaluating the currently available data on the Threat Index.

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2010THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS 1957Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: 1955 1970The Construction and Validation of a Death Anxiety Scale 2020The Psychology of Personal Constructs 1969The Fear of Death and the Fear of Dying 1973Who's afraid of death?1972Death Concern: Measurement and Correlates 1967Experimental and correlational studies of the fear of death.

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