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Differential Dimensions of Death Anxiety in Nursing Students with and without Nursing Experience

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Authors: Chen, Yi-Chuen 1 ; Del Ben, Kevin 2 ; Fortson, Beverly 3 ; Lewis, Jean 1 ; 

Source: Death Studies, Volume 30, Number 10, December 2006, pp. 919-929(11)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07481180600925351

Researchers have demonstrated death anxiety in nursing professionals; however, it is unclear as to when this anxiety develops. This study used a multidimensional measure to investigate death anxiety in a group of experienced (n = 53) and inexperienced (n = 49) nursing students and a control group of non-nursing students (n = 50). Experienced nursing students reported significantly more fear of the dying process than inexperienced nursing students and controls whereas both experienced and inexperienced nursing students reported more fear of the unknown than controls. The results suggest that death anxiety may develop early in a nurse's training.

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA 2: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA 3: University of South Carolina-Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Publication date: 01 December 2006

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