Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ277783
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982
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The Elderly's Reactions toward the Dying: The Effects of Perceived Age Similarity.
Smith, Robert J.; And Others
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v13 n4 p319-31 1982-83
Investigated female older adults' (N=76) attitudes toward a similar- or dissimilar-aged dying patient versus a nondying patient. Confirmed less positive attitudes toward a terminal cancer patient. Age similarity did not appear to have strong effects on subjects' perceptions of patients. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Age Differences, Altruism, Death, Empathy, Gerontology, Helping Relationship, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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