Year
2000
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Arts in General Psychology (MAGP)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Randall Russac
Second Advisor
Dr. Maury Nation
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.
Suggested Citation
Chelgren, Kimberly DeHate, "Death Anxiety in Young Adults: The Predictive Role of Gender and Psychological Seperation From Parents" (2000). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 179.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/179