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ERIC Number: EJ313430
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Attribution of Control and the Fear of Death among First-Year Medical Students.
Vargo, Marc E.; Black, F. William
Journal of Clinical Psychology, v40 n6 p1525-28 Nov 1984
Administered the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale to 50 medical students. Results showed the internally oriented group obtained a significantly lower score on the Death Anxiety Scale, suggesting that internally oriented students are better equipped to confront illness and death. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Death, Fear, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Medical Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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