Death Anxiety and Education: A Comparison Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students.

Kristie Nienaber, Eric Goedereis
Author Information
  1. Kristie Nienaber: a Department of Psychology , Webster University , Saint Louis , Missouri , USA.

Abstract

The present study investigated the association between level of education and self-reported levels of anxiety regarding death of self and others among undergraduate students (n = 149) and graduate students (n = 92). Participants completed the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (MFODS) and the Revised Death Anxiety Scale (RDAS). Although undergraduate and graduate students did not differ on Fear of Being Destroyed, graduate students reported lower levels of death anxiety on all remaining measures. Suggestions for future research and implications are discussed.

MeSH Term

Adult
Age Factors
Anxiety
Attitude to Death
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Male
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
Young Adult

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