Belief in the Existence and Nature of Life after Death
A Research Note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard D Dixon (Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, corresponding author), Bonnie J R Kinlaw (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-292 |
| Publication date | 1983-11-01 |
| 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/ebcx-4jmn-r0ul-137u |
| OpenAlex | W1972800329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 9 |
The authors posed two questions regarding the notion of an afterlife to respondents in a recent thanatological investigation. Respectively, these concerned belief in a personal afterlife and—among those who considered it at least somewhat likely—how “good” or “bad” they thought that it would be for them. Virtually all individuals who thought that they were going to experience an afterlife also thought that it was going to be a favorable existence for them
Afterlife · Epistemology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Existential Beliefs, Social Satisfaction, and Well-Being Among Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant Older Adults
Grief in a biography of losses
Death anxiety, religious convictions about the afterlife, and the psychotherapist
Death perspectives and temporal variables in terminally ill and healthy adults
Belief in Heaven and Hell among Christians in the United States
General Beliefs about the World as Defensive Mechanisms against Death Anxiety
Factors Related to Attitudes Toward Death among American and Chinese Older Adults
American Piety
Issues in social inequality
Religious Belief as a Dependent Variable
Fertility and the Fear of Death
Religion in American Culture
Religious Thought and Beliefs in the Southern Appalachians as Revealed by an Attitude Survey
The Major Dimensions of Church Membership
Religion in American Culture
Religious Fundamentalism and Denominational Preference in the Southern Appalachian Region
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2018 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |