Fear of death in a sample of physicians.
Year: 1984
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Recently, reliable and valid methods of assessing fear of death have been developed. In this study, three well established questionnaires (the Threat Index, the Death Anxiety Scale and the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale) were used to assess and compare fear of death in a group of physicians (n = 30) with a group of non-physicians (n = 30). T-tests and hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed no significant differences between physicians' and non-physicians' fear of death as measured by the Threat Index and Templer's Death Anxiety Scale. The Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale revealed that physicians were less fearful of death. More specifically, physicians demonstrated less fear on the Collett-Lester subscales, `fear of dying of self' and `fear of dying of others', than did non-physicians. These findings and those of earlier, contradictory research, are discussed.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: K Wood, P J Robinson
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W113760570