(Shutterstock)Now research, conducted by Rotem Perach showed that those with high levels of creative ambition and achievement are particularly likely to be more resilient to death concerns. The students completed two questionnaires to gauge their level of creative achievement and creative ambition. Those with a record of creative achievement, coupled to high levels of creative ambition, were found to make less death associations in their thought processes after thinking about their own demise in comparison to those in the control condition. Read moreIn comparison, among those with low levels of creative ambition — whatever their record of creative achievement — thinking about their own mortality did not affect their levels of death-thought accessibility in comparison to controls. The findings suggested that those who pursue creativity and produce significant creative contributions may benefit from existential security in the face of death.

Source: Hindustan Times December 02, 2016 13:00 UTC