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Schulz, Carol M. – Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, 1977
Multidimensional scaling (MDS) and cluster analysis are used to represent visually a shared cognitive map of the "psychological space" of a domain of 36 death concerns. MDS solutions showed affect response structuring (acceptance/avoidance polarization) to be inversely related to degree of self-reported death anxiety, especially for males. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Processes
