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Direct linkLyke, Jennifer – Death Studies, 2013
This investigation explored the relationship between two aspects of meaning in life, presence of meaning in life and search for meaning in life, and the fear of death and dying in young adults. A community sample of participants ("N" = 168) completed measures of meaning in life and death anxiety. A multivariate analysis of variance was…
Descriptors: Death, Young Adults, Anxiety, Fear
Chan, Wallace Chi Ho; Chan, Cecilia L. W. – Death Studies, 2011
Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Death
Bosshard, Georg; Ulrich, Esther; Ziegler, Stephen J.; Bar, Walter – Death Studies, 2008
Non-physician volunteers of Exit, the largest right-to-die organization in Switzerland, play an important role in assisted suicide. They conduct assessments and deliver lethal medications for a member to self-administer. This study analyses the content of 114 intake sheets (checklists) of Exit members whose requests for assisted suicide were…
Descriptors: Suicide, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Civil Rights
Johnson, Jeffrey G.; First, Michael B.; Block, Susan; Vanderwerker, Lauren C.; Zivin, Kara; Zhang, Baohui; Prigerson, Holly G. – Death Studies, 2009
Severe grief symptoms, treatment receptivity, attitudes about grief, and stigmatization concerns were assessed in a community-based sample of 135 widowed participants in the Yale Bereavement Study. There was a statistically significant association between the severity of grief symptoms and reported negative reactions from friends and family…
Descriptors: Health Services, Grief, Mental Health Programs, Social Bias
Timmer, Erika; Westerhof, Gerben J.; Dittmann-Kohli, Freya – Death Studies, 2005
The study investigated the frequency, themes, and attributions for significant regrets in a random probability sample of 3,917 German and Dutch nationals between the ages of 40 and 85 years. It was found that 14% did not have any regrets in spontaneous memory, and that this increased with the age of the respondents. With respect to mentioned…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, Cultural Differences, Psychological Patterns
Shen, Xun; Hackworth, Jodi; McCabe, Heather; Lovett, Lori; Aumage, John; O'Neil, Joseph; Bull, Marilyn – Death Studies, 2006
In order to establish effective suicide preventive programs, it is important to know the etiologic factors and causal relationships between suicide and behavior. Coroner data was analyzed for the 468 suicides that occurred in Indianapolis, Indiana during 1998-2001. The age-adjusted suicide rate was 14.08 per 100,000. Almost one-half of the victims…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Mental Disorders
