Death Anxiety and the Structuring of a Death Concerns Cognitive Domain.

Schulz, Carol M.

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ERIC Number: EJ158462

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Publication Date: 1977

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Death Anxiety and the Structuring of a Death Concerns Cognitive Domain

Schulz, Carol M.

Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, 1, 3, 171-187, 77

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, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Multidimensional Scaling, Psychological Needs, Research Projects, Sex Differences

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