Measuring Attitudes toward Euthanasia
- 1 February 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
- Vol. 30 (1) , 53-65
- https://doi.org/10.2190/eqp2-kufm-w7th-butl
Abstract
The development of a measure assessing attitudes toward euthanasia is presented, where data gathered from over 400 young adults yielded a thirty item Likert scale with high internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Additionally, the discriminant validity of the scale was found in comparisons of those with death-related versus non-death-related experiences.Keywords
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