Locus of Control and Death Anxiety: A Reexamination
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
- Vol. 10 (3) , 203-210
- https://doi.org/10.2190/g4vj-bclb-6lgr-db32
Abstract
The relationship between locus of control and death anxiety was reexamined in an attempt to reconcile inconsistencies in the literature. The Reid-Ware Three Factor Locus of Control Scale and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale were administered to 164 males and 211 female college students who ranged from seventeen to forty-nine years of age. Separate regression analyses indicated that death anxiety loaded significantly on the Fatalism dimension for males and on the Social System Control dimension for females. The Self-Control dimension was significantly related to death anxiety for both genders, and accounted for more of the explained death anxiety variance than either of the other locus of control factors.Keywords
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