Attachment to God and death anxiety in later life : does race matter?

• Main Author: Jung, Jong Hyun
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology; Religion; Mental Health
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106574; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49175
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Research suggests that religion plays a critical role in individuals’ attitudes toward death in later life. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a previously unexamined aspect of religion—secure attachment to God—is associated with death anxiety among U.S. older adults and whether thi...