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Sueki, Hajime; Eichenberg, Christiane – Death Studies, 2012
An online questionnaire (n = 301) was conducted to analyze the cross-cultural influence of the use of suicide bulletin board systems. Factor analysis demonstrated that participants had two types of motives: the constructive motive of mutual help and the destructive motive of suicide preparation. The results showed that suicidal thoughts did not…
Descriptors: Suicide, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Lalande, Kathleen M.; Bonanno, George A. – Death Studies, 2006
There has been an increased interest and debate regarding the adaptiveness of continuing bonds with the deceased. The authors used data from a cross-cultural study of 61 participants from the United States (US) and 58 participants from the People's Republic of China (PRC) who completed measures of continuing bonds and adjustment at 4 and 18 months…
Descriptors: Death, Grief, Attachment Behavior, Emotional Adjustment
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Madnawat, A. V. Singh; Kachhawa, P. Singh – Death Studies, 2007
The present study examines the effect of age, gender, and living circumstances on elderly persons' death anxiety. For this purpose, 299 persons attending public parks (average age = 70 years) were interviewed using the Death Anxiety Survey Schedule, which is a set of 10 questions related to death anxiety from an Indian perspective. Women, those…
Descriptors: Death, Anxiety, Older Adults, Foreign Countries