The Correlations of Attitudes toward Suicide with Death Anxiety, Religiosity, and Personal Closeness to Suicide.

Minear, Julianne D.; Brush, Lorelei R.

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ERIC Number: EJ242057

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Correlations of Attitudes toward Suicide with Death Anxiety, Religiosity, and Personal Closeness to Suicide.

Minear, Julianne D.; Brush, Lorelei R.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v11 n4 p317-24 1980-81

A study of college students showed the more supportive students were about the right of people to commit suicide, the more anxious they felt about death, the less strongly they were committed to a religion, and the more seriously they had thought about committing suicide. (Author)

Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Correlation, Higher Education, Religious Factors, Social Problems, Social Values, Student Attitudes, Suicide

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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