Death Anxiety in Young Adults: The Predictive Role of Gender and Psychological Seperation From Parents
Year: 2000
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examined the predictive role of gender and psychological separation in the death anxiety of young adults. A total death anxiety score and eight psychological dependency scores, four for mom and four for dad, were obtained from male and female participants between the ages of 17 and 26 years old. Females were found to have significantly higher total death anxiety than were males. Females also had significantly higher emotional dependency on mom than did males. Regression analysis revealed that gender and emotional dependency on mom account for 14% of the variance in total death anxiety. Additional results with males and females data separated revealed significant correlations between total death anxiety and conflictual dependency/dad and conflictual dependency/mom for females and emotional dependency/dad, emotional dependency/mom, and functional dependency/mom for males. An explanation for the differences in dependencies found between the males and females is given.
Author: Kimberly DeHate Chelgren
Institution: University of North Florida
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1598096264