Balancing the Self: Intervention for Family Caregivers Through the Lens of Terror Management Theory

Ksenya Shulyaev, Offer E. Edelstein, Aviad Tur-Sinai, Yaacov G. Bachner, Abby King, Tova Band-Winterstein, The Minerva Center on Intersectionality in Aging, University of Haifa, The Center for Research and Study of Aging, University of Haifa, The Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, School of Public Health, University of Haifa, School of Public Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on November 17, 2025

Abstract

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Family caregivers play a vital role in supporting older adults, yet caregiving often brings persistent exposure to mortality, leading to heightened death anxiety and psychological distress. Applying terror management theory (TMT), this study explores how ...