Content analysis of free-response narratives to personal meanings of death among Chinese children and adolescents

Death Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-241

  Shu, Ching Yang ^a   Chen, Shih Fen ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 31544468966     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180500493385     Document Type: Article

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