TY - JOUR
T1 - The Role of postformal cognitive development in death acceptance
AU - Jennings, Jennifer Gavin
AU - Galupo, M. Paz
AU - Cartwright, Kelly B.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This research is the first to test the relation between postformal complex thought (PFT) and death acceptance. College students (N = 225) completed the PFT questionnaire (Cartwright et al., J Adult Dev, 2009), the Need for Cognition scale (Cacioppo et al., J Personality Assess 48:3, 1984), and Klug's Death Acceptance Scale, comprised of death integration and confrontation scales (Klug and Sinha, Omega 18:229-235,1987). A series of hierarchical regression analyses showed PFT made a significant contribution to death acceptance over the contributions of other cognitive and demographic variables, as predicted. Further, PFT made a significant contribution to death integration but not to death confrontation. These results are consistent with contemporary theories of adult cognitive development and PFT.
AB - This research is the first to test the relation between postformal complex thought (PFT) and death acceptance. College students (N = 225) completed the PFT questionnaire (Cartwright et al., J Adult Dev, 2009), the Need for Cognition scale (Cacioppo et al., J Personality Assess 48:3, 1984), and Klug's Death Acceptance Scale, comprised of death integration and confrontation scales (Klug and Sinha, Omega 18:229-235,1987). A series of hierarchical regression analyses showed PFT made a significant contribution to death acceptance over the contributions of other cognitive and demographic variables, as predicted. Further, PFT made a significant contribution to death integration but not to death confrontation. These results are consistent with contemporary theories of adult cognitive development and PFT.
KW - Cognitive development
KW - Death acceptance
KW - Death confrontation
KW - Death integration
KW - Postformal cognition
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70350020524
U2 - 10.1007/s10804-009-9060-4
DO - 10.1007/s10804-009-9060-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70350020524
SN - 1068-0667
VL - 16
SP - 166
EP - 172
JO - Journal of Adult Development
JF - Journal of Adult Development
IS - 3
ER -