| The study of personal constructs of death and fear of death among Taiwanese adolescents. | |
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PMID: 19877367 Owner: HSR Status: MEDLINE |
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This study administered an open-ended questionnaire about death and the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (MFODS) to explore the relationships between personal constructs about death and fears of death among Taiwanese adolescents. The sample included 329 adolescents in junior and senior high school grades 7 to 12. A coding manual was used to conduct content analysis of death constructs in paragraphs about death written by respondents, and the MFODS was used to measure fear of death. The results revealed that concepts and fears about death differed significantly according to grade, gender, religion, death-related experiences, and death-related discussions in the family. Constructs regarding negative emotional states, as well as low levels of attachment, emerged as significant predictors of the seven MFODS subscales. Generalization of these results to other populations merits further investigation. |
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Authors:
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Shu Ching Yang; Shih-Fen Chen |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Death studies Volume: 33 ISSN: 0748-1187 ISO Abbreviation: Death Stud Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
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Created Date: 2009-10-30 Completed Date: 2009-11-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8506890 Medline TA: Death Stud Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 913-40 Citation Subset: T |
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Graduate Institute of Education, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lien-Hai Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C. 804. shyang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw |
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Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent* Adolescent Psychology* Age Factors Asian Continental Ancestry Group Attitude to Death / ethnology* Culture Curriculum Fear / psychology* Female Humans Male Personal Construct Theory* Psychometrics Questionnaires Religion and Psychology Sex Factors Taiwan / ethnology Young Adult |
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