Undertakers' death anxiety.
A sample of 60 morticians completed the Revised Death Anxiety Scale. Their responses were compared with scores on that scale from 136 men from other occupations. The funeral directors' death anxiety scores were surprisingly high. Perhaps they are less able successfully to repress death fears because of constant occupational exposure to issues related to mortality.
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Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha 68182, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009027:Mortuary Practice; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics