Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ301162
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Publication Date: 1985
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Locus of Control and Level of Conflict as Correlates of Immortality Orientation.
O'Dowd, William
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v15 n1 p25-35 1984-85
Assessed the orientation of 14 male professors toward immortality as a psychological motive. Results showed a generally low conscious concern with immortality issues; however, respondents who have accepted some sort of immortality show a more internal locus of control and better adjustment. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Faculty, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Males, Personality
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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