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CAN A TELEVISION SERIES CHANGE ATTITUDES ABOUT DEATH? A STUDY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SIX FEET UNDER

2004; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 28; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07481180490437581

1091-7683

Edward Schiappa, Peter B. Gregg, Dean E. Hewes,

Cinema and Media Studies

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.