Death Concern: Measurement and Correlates
- 1 April 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 30 (2) , 563-571
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1972.30.2.563
Abstract
Psychological research on death concern has been impeded by the absence of measuring instruments with high reliability and by the dearth of systematic research into the relationships of death concern with other personality variables. The present paper describes the construction of a Death Concern Scale with a high level of internal consistency and stability. Relationships between the Death Concern Scale and State Anxiety, Trait Anxiety, Manifest Anxiety, Repression-Sensitization, as well as needs Heterosexuality, Succorance, and Change of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule are presented and discussed.Keywords
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