We examined the role that death anxiety (for self and others) and motivation for digital
immortality played in the associations that narcissistic personality traits had with the desire …

Agentic narcissism and vulnerable narcissism have been widely studied in relation to social
media use. However, with research on communal narcissism in its early stages, the current …

The concept of digital immortality has emerged over the past decade and is defined here as
the continuation of an active or passive digital presence after death. Advances in knowledge …

Abstract Terror Management Theory (Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon, 1986) defines
self-esteem as the feeling that one is living up to the standards of their internalized cultural …

Narcissism is a multi-dimensional personality trait characterised by grandiosity, vanity, low
empathy, and a desire for admiration. Previous research has suggested that social media …

This pre-registered work was designed to replicate and extend previous research finding
that autonomy is associated with greater extent of belief in symbolic immortality (feeling that …

Despite the range of studies into grief and mourning in relation to the digital, research to
date largely focuses on the cultural practices and meanings that are played out in and …

The present work built on self-determination theory, terror management theory, and related
existential and humanistic perspectives to test the mediating role of symbolic immortality in …

Abstract The Digital Afterlife Industry (DAI) is dynamic by its very nature: the ubiquitous use
of smart technologies, the effect on interpersonal communication and the growing number of …

Feelings of disconnectedness and social isolation among older adults are increasingly
recognised as important challenges of our times. Interestingly, nature interaction can …