Collet-lester fear of death scale validation and gender-based comparison of death anxiety, suicide ideation and life satisfaction in University students

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3308-3316

  Naderi, F ^a   Esmaili, K ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Death anxiety; Life satisfaction; Suicide ideation; Validity and reliability

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEATH ANXIETY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCES; STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING; SUICIDE IDEATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; VALIDITY EVALUATIONS;

RELIABILITY; STUDENTS;

CHUCKS;

EID: 69149093602     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.3308.3316     Document Type: Article

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