Social Change in the Salience of Death among Adults in America
A Projective Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629113 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Bermann (University of Michigan), Sandra Anne Meaney Bermann (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Virginia Richardson (The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 195-207 |
| Publication date | 1987-11-01 |
| 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/vtl0-lfk1-4hp9-229d |
| OpenAlex | W2124543359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
The relationship between the salience of death and decade, sex, age, and education is explored through a nationally representative, random sample of 1,428 respondents in 1957 and 1976. A thematic apperceptive procedure is utilized and stories are coded for reference to death. An attempt is made to validate the death variable with selected variables from a research questionnaire. A significant historical increase in concerns about death is found, although the change is strongest among women and the young. Implications for psychological research both current and past are discussed
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Mortality salience · Projective test · Psychoanalysis · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2013 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |