2024
An unplanned test of the anxiety buffer disruption theory of posttraumatic stress symptoms
Elmore J, Hamilton J, Sherwood I, Allon S. An unplanned test of the anxiety buffer disruption theory of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal Of Social And Clinical Psychology 2024, 43: 128-151. DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2024.43.2.128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety buffer disruption theoryPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderSelf-esteemTerror management theoryTornado exposurePosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityDevelopment of posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress symptomsAnxiety-buffering systemDisruption theoryDecreased self-esteemStress disorderSymptom severityStress symptomsTrauma historyTraumatic eventsLongitudinal designPartial supportSevere tornadoesSocial-cognitive elementsModerating effectCore aspectsAnxietyPredictive effect
1990
Self-Awareness Mediates the Relationship Between Serial Position and Item Reliability
Hamilton J, Shuminsky T. Self-Awareness Mediates the Relationship Between Serial Position and Item Reliability. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 1990, 59: 1301-1307. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.59.6.1301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerial positionSchema activationMeasures of trait anxietyReliability of test itemsSelf-awareness theoryEffects of attentional focusSelf-schemaTrait anxietyAttentional focusItem responsesSsTest takingTest itemsSelf-awarenessWithin-subject varianceItem reliabilityItemsTest theoryInternal focusAnxietySchemaPersonsTakingImplicationsHypothesisA terror management analysis of self-awareness and anxiety: The hierarchy of terror
Pyszczynski T, Greenberg J, Solomon S, Hamilton J. A terror management analysis of self-awareness and anxiety: The hierarchy of terror. Anxiety Stress & Coping 1990, 2: 177-195. DOI: 10.1080/08917779008249335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-awareness processesSelf-awarenessSelf-esteemFunction of self-esteemConception of realityExistential terrorTerror management theorySelf-systemSource of motivationSuperordinate goalsEmotional manifestationsHuman vulnerabilitySelf-preservationConscious attentionManagement theoryAnxietyCultural conceptsTheoretical questions