A Note on Death and Dying

Bibliographic Data

ID7792812
AuthorsArturo Fierro (Long Beach Mental Health Center Long Beach, California, corresponding author)
Year1980
Volume2
Issue4
Pages401-406
Publication date1980-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/073998638000200407
OpenAlexW2155016892
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

This study examines the apparent greater concern for death among Mexican Americans than Anglo Americans and the rela tionship between death concern and psychological adjustment. The sample consisted of Mexican American and Anglo college students. Subjects were administered the Death Concern Scale (Dickstein, 1972) and a modified version of the Adjective Check List (Gough & Heilbrun, 1965). A significant finding corrobo rated previous research on the greater concern for death by Mexican Americans; however, no correlation was found in either group on death concern and adjustment. An interpreta tion is offered suggesting that death concern as a measure of "adjustment" or "maladjustment" may be contingent upon the population being studied and its perception of reality. Impli cations for psychotherapy with Mexican Americans are also discussed

Adjective check list · Personality · Population · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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