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ERIC Number: EJ1011078
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0363-0234
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Experience with Euthanasia Is Associated with Fearlessness about Death in Veterinary Students
Witte, Tracy K.; Correia, Christopher J.; Angarano, Donna
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v43 n2 p125-138 Apr 2013
Veterinarians have an increased risk for suicide compared with the general population, yet there is little consensus regarding why this might be. We hypothesized that veterinarians become relatively fearless about death due to their repeated exposure to euthanasia. Accordingly, we predicted that there would be a positive relationship between experience with euthanasia and fearlessness about death, due to emotional habituation to the process of euthanasia. In a sample of 130 veterinary students, results conformed to expectation and indicated that the relationship with fearlessness about death was specific to euthanasia and did not generalize to experience with surgery or necropsy. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) [Additional supporting information may be found in the online version of this article.]
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
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