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Sex differences in death anxiety: Testing the emotional expressiveness hypothesis

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Pages 1-11 | Received 31 Jan 1989, Published online: 14 Aug 2007

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Susan Bluck, Judith Dirk, MichaelM. Mackay & Ashley Hux. (2008) Life Experience with Death: Relation to Death Attitudes and to the Use of Death-Related Memories. Death Studies 32:6, pages 524-549.
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TrindaL. Power & StevenM. Smith. (2008) Predictors of Fear of Death and Self-Mortality: An Atlantic Canadian Perspective. Death Studies 32:3, pages 253-272.
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A. V. Singh Madnawat & P. Singh Kachhawa. (2007) Age, Gender, and Living Circumstances: Discriminating Older Adults on Death Anxiety. Death Studies 31:8, pages 763-769.
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John D. Pierce$suffix/text()$suffix/text(), Adam B. Cohen, Jacqueline A. Chambers & Rachel M. Meade. (2007) Gender differences in death anxiety and religious orientation among US high school and college students. Mental Health, Religion & Culture 10:2, pages 143-150.
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Stephen R. Harding, Kevin J. Flannelly, Andrew J. Weaver & Karen G. Costa. (2005) The influence of religion on death anxiety and death acceptance. Mental Health, Religion & Culture 8:4, pages 253-261.
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AhmedM. Abdel-Khalek. (2005) Happiness and Death Distress: Two Separate Factors. Death Studies 29:10, pages 949-958.
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AHMED M. ABDEL-KHALEK. (2005) DEATH ANXIETY IN CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL GROUPS. Death Studies 29:3, pages 251-259.
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Kausar Suhail & Saima Akram. (2002) CORRELATES OF DEATH ANXIETY IN PAKISTAN. Death Studies 26:1, pages 39-50.
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Jonathan W. Evans, Andrew S. Walters, Marjorie L. Hatch-Woodruff. (1999) DEATHBED SCENE NARRATIVES: A CONSTRUCT AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS. Death Studies 23:8, pages 715-733.
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Alice Chong Ming-lin & GraemeS. Lang. (1998) Attitudes of Chinese Elderly People towards Death: Practical Implications for Social Workers. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development 8:1, pages 50-63.
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THOMAS M. KIRCHBERG ROBERT A. NEIMEYER RICHARD K. JAMES. (1998) BEGINNING COUNSELORS' DEATH CONCERNS AND EMPATHIC RESPONSES TO CLIENT SITUATIONS INVOLVING DEATH AND GRIEF. Death Studies 22:2, pages 99-120.
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LauraE. Holcomb, RobertA. Neimeyer & MarlinK. Moore. (1993) Personal meanings of death: A content analysis of free-response narratives. Death Studies 17:4, pages 299-318.
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StephenJ. Depaola, RobertA. Neimeyer, MichaelB. Lupfer & Jayne Fiedler. (1992) Death concern and attitudes toward the elderly in nursing home personnel. Death Studies 16:6, pages 537-555.
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