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ERIC Number: EJ692057
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-1187
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Can a Television Series Change Attitudes about Death? A Study of College Students and "Six Feet Under"
Schiappa, Edward; Gregg, Peter B.; Hewes, Dean E.
Death Studies, v28 n5 p459-474 Jun 2004
This study examined the effects of viewing 10 episodes of the television series "Six Feet Under" to assess whether such programming could influence college students' attitudes about death and dying. Students were administered the Death Attitude Profile--Revised, the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale, and the short version of the Threat Index, prior to and after viewing. Significant changes were found on a number of measures. These results are similar to the effects of didactic death education courses.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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