Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Hugo Maynard
Date of Publication
1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Language
English
Subjects
Death -- Attitudes
DOI
10.15760/etd.2840
Physical Description
1 online resource (54 p.)
Abstract
Many investigators of death attitudes have emphasized the limitation of self-report measures of the fear of death in that responses are often unreal and highly questionable due to defenses and ego maneuvers. The Self-Administered Threat Index (SATI) introduced by Rainey and Epting (1977) appears to meet most criticisms of other investigators.
The present study was a partial replication of the Golding, et al. (1966) study with the SATI replacing the Sarnoff Fear of Death Scale. Forty-six introductory psychology students, both males and females, performed a tachistoscopic recognition task, completed the SATI and the Semantic Differential and were administered a brief structured interview.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17207
Recommended Citation
Miller, Henry E. Jr., "The Threat Index and two forms of resistance to the concept of death" (1978). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2846.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.2840
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