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Differing Death Scenarios: Self Esteem And Death Anxiety., Kenneth Grant Brewer
Differing Death Scenarios: Self Esteem And Death Anxiety., Kenneth Grant Brewer
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Previous research has found a correlation between death anxiety and self esteem. Researchers have found that both self-esteem and death anxiety play a significant role in an individual's behavior.
The purpose of this study was to investigate a correlation, if any, between death anxiety and self esteem using death related scenarios. It was hypothesized the high death anxiety groups will have lower self-esteem than the low death anxiety group, and that the low self-esteem group will have higher death anxiety than the high self-esteem group.
Results of an ANOVA indicate that there is a significant difference between the high death …