The study of personal constructs of death and fear of death among Taiwanese adolescents

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 913-940

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

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Jin Long Elementary School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURE; CURRICULUM; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350635670     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180903251687     Document Type: Article

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