Death anxiety and the relational

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 414-433

  Vance, Lee Michael ^a  

^a WRIGHT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Death anxiety; Ernest Becker; Psychotherapy; Terror management theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927724994     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: 1552650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167813507631     Document Type: Article

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