The Stigma of Dying
Attitudes toward the Terminally Ill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628113 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rita J Epley (Bowling Green State University, corresponding author), Charles H Mccaghy (Bowling Green State University) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 379-393 |
| Publication date | 1978-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/5j49-dx9u-05r7-v6jd |
| OpenAlex | W2147316872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
The objective of this study is to explore whether the terminally ill role is conceptualized as disvalued. Using a range of semantic differential adjectives, 233 college students indicated their attitudes toward young and old people who were healthy, ill, or terminally ill. Analysis of mean scores, Pearson correlations between summary scores, and factor analyses of the underlying pattern of response, support the following conclusions. First, within both young and old categories, attitudes toward each state of health category separate into three factors: attitudes toward healthy, ill, and dying persons. Second, within each health category, attitudes separate into two factors, identified as attitudes toward the young, and attitudes toward the old. The negative attitudes toward the dying are indicative of the terminally ill as stigmatized
Critically ill · Palliative care · Psychiatry · Semantic differential · Stigma (botany · Terminally ill · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Nursing · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2024 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |