Age Differences in Levels of Overt and Covert Death Anxiety

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13627993
AutoresCynthia P Galt (University of North Texas, Denton, autor de correspondencia), Bert Hayslip (0000-0002-7774-5823, University of North Texas, Denton)
Año1998
Volumen37
Número3
Páginas187-202
Fecha de publicación1998-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/u0m0-bwmv-wf6f-u4dh
OpenAlexW2076613551
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas43

The current study explored the relationship between conscious (overt) and unconscious (covert) death anxiety and chronological age, wherein composite scores as well as factor scores were used in the comparison of younger and older adults. Results indicated that there were reliable age differences in both overt and covert levels of death fear. Contrary to previous literature, older adults evidenced higher levels of overt fear, while younger adults' covert fears were greater. These data further substantiate the distinction between overt and covert levels of death anxiety in adulthood, where cumulative differential loss experiences over the course of a lifetime most likely lessen the need to deny fears of one's own death, while sensitizing older persons to the loss of intimate relationships with others

Anxiety · Covert · Death anxiety · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Unconscious mind · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology