Death, Anxiety, and Depression: A Comparison between Egyptian, Kuwaiti, and Lebanese Undergraduates.

A study was conducted to determine death, anxiety, and depression levels in a comparative sample of Egyptian, Kuwaiti, and Lebanese undergraduates. Findings revealed that Lebanese had significantly the lowest mean score in death anxiety; in terms of death depression in males, Kuwaitis had the highe...

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Publicado en:Omega: Journal of Death & Dying Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 277 - 288
Autor principal: Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 2002
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Sumario:A study was conducted to determine death, anxiety, and depression levels in a comparative sample of Egyptian, Kuwaiti, and Lebanese undergraduates. Findings revealed that Lebanese had significantly the lowest mean score in death anxiety; in terms of death depression in males, Kuwaitis had the highest mean score and the Lebanese the lowest; among females, the Egyptians and Kuwaitis had the highest mean death depression scores and the Lebanese the lowest. For trait anxiety, female Egyptians had the highest mean score and the Lebanese the lowest; in relation to the Beck Depression Inventory, the differences between the mean scores of the three countries were not statistically significant.