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Peer reviewedSklar, Fred; Hartley, Shirley F. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1990
Explores bereavement of persons who have experienced death of a close friend. Used 12 open-ended interviews with and 23 essays by college students in first study and a mutual support group in the second study. Findings indicated parallel survivor-friend and family member bereavement patterns. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Death, Friendship
Peer reviewedDenes-Raj, Veronika; Ehrlichman, Howard – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1991
Subjective life expectancy, death anxiety, and health behavior were assessed in college students (n=36) with at least one parent who died prematurely of illness (PD group) and students (n=36) with both parents alive (PA group). PD group estimated their life expectancy to be shorter than the PA; subgroup of PD reported poorer diet. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Death
