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Perspectives on death: a developmental study
Abstract:
While prior research has focused on death anxiety in general, more recent studies have recognized the need for multilevel measures for assessing the fear of death. A 12-item questionnaire used in the present cross-sectional investigation produced three factors--Evaluation of Death in General (Factor I), Belief in the Hereafter (Factor II), and Death Anxiety Related to Self (Factor III). The sample consisted of 874 Ss categorized into six age groups from young adult to old age. A two-way ANOVA on each of the factor scores was performed for the variables age and sex. Middle-age and late middle-age persons were significantly less anxious in regard to Evaluation of Death in General than their younger and older counterparts. Old age groups showed the least Death Anxiety Related to Self. Sex differences were found for Factors II and III. Future research should differentiate the concept of death from the process of dying.
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