The Death Anxiety of Gays

Gay persons obtained Death Anxiety Scale score means similiar to those in predominantly heterosexual populations in addition to exhibiting the same lack of relationship between death anxiety and age ordinarily found among heterosexuals. The death anxiety resemblance of gay lovers who live together i...

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Published in:Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 1984-05, Vol.14 (3), p.211-214
Main Authors: Templer, Donald I., Veleber, Dave, Lovito, Miriam, Testa, John A., Knippers, Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affectivity. Emotion
Anxiety
Biological and medical sciences
Death & dying
Death anxiety
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gays & lesbians
Heterosexuality
Homosexuality
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:Gay persons obtained Death Anxiety Scale score means similiar to those in predominantly heterosexual populations in addition to exhibiting the same lack of relationship between death anxiety and age ordinarily found among heterosexuals. The death anxiety resemblance of gay lovers who live together is analogous to the previously reported heterosexual husband-wife death anxiety resemblance. However, male and female gays had almost identical Death Anxiety Scale means. This contrasts to heterosexual populations, in which females consistently have higher scores than males.
ISSN:0030-2228
1541-3764
DOI:10.2190/4V7L-VK02-TPLA-QTNK