Threat | Distancing | |
Existential dimension | ||
I think that impoverishment is a real danger for me. | If everyone worked as hard as I do, there would be no poverty. | |
I see it harder and harder to provide an adequate standard of living for myself/ my family. (8) | It is unfair that while state leaders enjoy welfare, many are starving. (9) | |
I often think about the possibility of losing everything I have. (7) | Rich people exploit others. | |
I am assured that I will be able to provide for my children in the future. | Those having a lower standard of living should not have children. | |
I think I cannot gain a clear understanding of the ways of society. | The unemployed are unemployed because they are too lazy to work. | |
I think it is my circumstances that determine my options when making important decisions. (9) | Multinational companies have no regard for people’s interests. (8) | |
I think that the values I hold important do not prevail in the world. | It is economic administration, banks and managers of multinational companies that are responsible for the current situation. (10) | |
I think I am not in control of my own life. | Politicians are corrupt. |