title: Death Anxiety and Education: A Comparison Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students.
abstract: The present study investigated the association between level of education and self-reported levels of anxiety regarding death of self and others among undergraduate students (n = 149) and graduate students (n = 92). Participants completed the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (MFODS) and the Revised Death Anxiety Scale (RDAS). Although undergraduate and graduate students did not differ on Fear of Being Destroyed, graduate students reported lower levels of death anxiety on all remaining measures. Suggestions for future research and implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Webster University , Saint Louis , Missouri , USA.
authors.forename: Kristie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nienaber
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goedereis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001293:Attitude to Death; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult