The Value of the Self in Relation to Fear of Death
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628820 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward Aronow (Montclair State University, corresponding author), Alan Rauchway (Queensborough Community College), Marshall Peller (Queensborough Community College), Anthony De Vito (Fordham University) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-44 |
| Publication date | 1981-08-01 |
| 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/xjj4-42yc-vyub-a6py |
| OpenAlex | W2037995340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 19 |
A theoretical position on death anxiety advanced by previous authors was tested in this study. Diggory and Rothman reasoned that we try to extend objects that are valued highly, while those of low value are treated with indifference or destroyed. They therefore theorized that individuals who place a high value on the self would be more afraid of death. This was tested by correlating the Templer death anxiety scale with seven self-related measures. The participants in the study were 117 college students. The death anxiety scale was found to correlate significantly with self-related measures, but in the opposite direction from what was expected on the basis of the theory. The seven self-related measures were found to overlap extensively. The results do not support the theory, and were discussed in terms of a neuroticism factor and Frankl's “will to meaning.”
Anxiety · Death anxiety · Developmental psychology · Fear of death · Meaning (existential · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Value (mathematics · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Mathematics · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology · Social Psychology
Death anxiety in adult life—theoretical perspectives
Psychosocial Correlates of Death Anxiety Among Chinese College Students
Sex differences in death anxiety
Identity and Death
Flourishing, Cinematic Self, and Sense of Self as Predictors of Death Anxiety
The Interrelationships of Ego Strength, Self-Esteem, Death Anxiety, and Gender in Undergraduate College Students
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Death Anxiety
Beyond the pleasure principle.
The Fear of Death and the Fear of Dying
The Sociology of Death
Fear of Death and Femininity
Use of the Death Anxiety Scale in an Inter-Racial Jetting
Death Anxiety
A Factor Analytic Inquiry into the Multidimensionality of Death Anxiety
The Construction and Validation of a Death Anxiety Scale
Values destroyed by death
The attitude of murderers towards death
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2024 (42) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |