APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Death Anxiety and Its' Relationship to Gender and Self Esteem:
- Oriana Kramer Almquist
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - Gregory Shelley
Kutztown University
Abstract
The study examines the relationship death anxiety has with gender and self-esteem. 169 participants completed Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale and Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale. Results from two separate t-test's found a significant negative relationship between death anxiety and self-esteem. No significant relationship was found between death anxiety and gender.
Attitude/Attitude Change