Happiness and death distress: Two separate factors

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 949-958

  Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; DEATH DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; OBSESSION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 28944442834     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180500299394     Document Type: Article

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