Effect of Age on Death Anxiety

Authors

  • Dr. Jyotsna J. Parvadia  Department of Psychology Kamani Science and Prataprai Arts College, Amreli, Gujarat, India

Keywords:

Death Anxiety.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the mean difference between the differed age group and their death anxiety. The total sample consisted of 250 male subjects with the age range of 18-65 year of Amreli city. The research tool used to elicit information was Thakur death anxiety scale. The collected data were analyze using‘t’ test. The interpretation of the results indicated that there was significant mean difference between the low and middle age group and low and high age group and their death anxiety. There is no significant mean difference between the middle and high age group and their death anxiety.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

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Published

2017-12-31

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Volume 3, Issue 8, November-December-2017

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Dr. Jyotsna J. Parvadia "Effect of Age on Death Anxiety" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 3, Issue 8, pp.728-730, November-December-2017.