Relation Between Death Anxiety, Belief in Afterlife, and Locus of Control.

Berman, Alan L.; Hays, James E.

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Publication Date: 1973

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Relation Between Death Anxiety, Belief in Afterlife, and Locus of Control

Berman, Alan L.; Hays, James E.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 41, 2, 318, Oct 73

College-age students were given a four-part questionnaire consisting of: (1) Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, (2) the Belief in Afterlife Scale-Form A, (3) Templer's Death Anxiety Scale, and (4) Lester's Fear of Death Scale. In general, the findings suggest that the relationship between death and afterlife beliefs is weak. Externality is not related to expressed death anxiety. (Author/EK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, College Students, Death, Fear, Locus of Control, Psychological Testing, Sex Differences

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