CAN A TELEVISION SERIES CHANGE ATTITUDES ABOUT DEATH? A STUDY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SIX FEET UNDER

This study examined the effects of viewing 10 episodes of the television series Six Feet Under to assess whether such programming could influence college students' attitudes about death and dying. Students were administered the Death Attitude Profile-Revised, the Multidimensional Fear of Death...

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Published in:Death studies 2004-06, Vol.28 (5), p.459-474
Main Authors: SCHIAPPA, EDWARD, GREGG, PETER B., HEWES, DEAN E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude to Death
Attitudes
College Students
Death
Death & dying
Fear
Female
Health technology assessment
Humans
Male
Mass Media Effects
Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale
Student Attitudes
Students - psychology
Surveys
Television
Television programs
United States
Universities
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Summary:This study examined the effects of viewing 10 episodes of the television series Six Feet Under to assess whether such programming could influence college students' attitudes about death and dying. Students were administered the Death Attitude Profile-Revised, the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale, and the short version of the Threat Index, prior to and after viewing. Significant changes were found on a number of measures. These results are similar to the effects of didactic death education courses.
ISSN:0748-1187
1091-7683
DOI:10.1080/07481180490437581