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Chan, Wallace Chi Ho; Chan, Cecilia L. W. – Death Studies, 2011
Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Death
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Hui, Victoria Ka-Ying; Fung, Helene H. – Death Studies, 2009
Fear of dying and death may be universal, but individuals differ in their emotional reactions to dying and death. The present study included a sample of 133 Chinese university students who were Christians. The authors tested a mediation model which posited that intrinsic religiosity, but not extrinsic religiosity, lowered anxiety toward the dying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Fear, Anxiety
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Chow, Amy Y. M.; Chan, Cecilia L. W.; Ho, Samuel M. Y. – Death Studies, 2007
Contrary to the belief that the Chinese do not share emotionally intense experiences, findings from a cross-sectional study of 292 respondents who lost either a spouse or a parent in the previous 2 years in Hong Kong indicated that only 10% did not share their bereavement experiences with another person. The physical health and emotional state of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Health, Siblings, Emotional Response