Journal article
A Comparison of Death Anxiety and Denial in Death-Risk and Death-Exposure Occupations
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, Vol.40(3), pp.421-434
05/2000
DOI: 10.2190/VVPV-P3PF-J346-NR7T
Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between death anxiety and denial scale scores of persons employed in death-risk (DRG), death-exposure (DEG), or low-risk (CG) occupations. Participants were active duty military (DRG), health care providers (DEG), and college students (CG). Death anxiety instruments selected were Hoelter's Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (MFODS) and Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (DAS). Spielberger's Rationality/Emotional Defensiveness (R/ED) Scale was the denial measure. The two death anxiety scales were positively correlated ( p = .001). There was no significant difference between groups on the MFODS nor the DAS. There was an inverse correlation between death anxiety and denial measures; the correlation was significant for the health care providers (DEG). Gender effect does not explain these differences. While age and occupational measures are confounded in this research design, additional analyses yielded similar findings ( r = –.337, p = .01). The results are interpreted according to perceptual control theory.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Comparison of Death Anxiety and Denial in Death-Risk and Death-Exposure Occupations
- Creators
- Jean G. Lewis - Austin Peay State UniversityPatricia Espe-Pfeifer - Austin Peay State UniversityGarland Blair - Austin Peay State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, Vol.40(3), pp.421-434
- DOI
- 10.2190/VVPV-P3PF-J346-NR7T
- ISSN
- 0030-2228
- eISSN
- 1541-3764
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2000
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984288743802771
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