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Comparative Study
. 2009 Oct;105(2):409-10.
doi: 10.2466/PR0.105.2.409-410.

Death anxiety as related to somatic symptoms in two cultures

Ahmed M Abdel-Khalek  1 , David Lester
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Comparative Study

Death anxiety as related to somatic symptoms in two cultures

Ahmed M Abdel-Khalek et al. Psychol Rep. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Two undergraduate samples from Kuwait (52 men, 157 women; M age = 21.2 yr., SD =2.1) and the USA (46 men, 145 women; M age = 22.4 yr., SD = 5.3) answered the Somatic Symptoms Inventory, the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety, and the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale. The Kuwaiti sample obtained significantly higher mean scores on all the scales than the American sample. Scores on the Somatic Symptoms Inventory were positively correlated with Death Anxiety scores, indicating that people who enjoy good physical health are less concerned with death.

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