Personal meanings of death in older adults and young adults in relation to their fears of death

• Published in: Death studies Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 663 - 683
• Main Author: Cicirelli, V G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis LLC 01.12.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Attitude to Death; Death & dying; Fear & phobias; Fear - psychology; Female; Health technology assessment; Humans; Male; Older people; Religion; Sex Factors; Young adults

Age and gender differences in personal meanings of death have been noted from late childhood to middle adulthood but have been little studied in older adults, for whom death is less remote. Also, such meanings have not been related to their fears of death. Groups of 78 young adults (aged 19-29) and...