Death anxiety as a function of aging anxiety

Death Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-350

  Benton, Jeremy P ^a   Christopher, Andrew N ^a   Walter, Mark I ^a  

^a ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847364941     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180601187100     Document Type: Article

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