PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON DEATH ATTITUDES: AN OVERVIEW AND EVALUATION

One of the most substantial legacies of Herman Feifel was his pioneering research on attitudes toward death and dying in a variety of populations. The authors review the large and multifaceted literature on death anxiety, fear, threat and acceptance, focusing on the attitudes toward death and dying...

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Published inDeath studies Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 309 - 340
Main Authors NEIMEYER, ROBERT A., WITTKOWSKI, JOACHIM, MOSER, RICHARD P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis Group 01.05.2004
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Subjects
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Anxiety
Attitude to Death
Attitudes
Caregivers
Death
Death & dying
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Fear
Female
Grief
Health Status
Health technology assessment
Humans
Literature Reviews
Male
Middle Aged
Patients
Psychological Studies
Psychology
Religion
Sex Factors
Suicide - psychology
United States
United States
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Summary:One of the most substantial legacies of Herman Feifel was his pioneering research on attitudes toward death and dying in a variety of populations. The authors review the large and multifaceted literature on death anxiety, fear, threat and acceptance, focusing on the attitudes toward death and dying of relevant professional and patient groups, and the relationship of death concern to aging, physical and mental health, religiosity, and terror management strategies. We conclude with several recommendations for improving the conceptual and practical yield of future work in this area.
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ISSN:0748-1187
1091-7683
DOI:10.1080/07481180490432324