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| Published: June 25, 2020
Effect of loneliness on death anxiety among elderly people
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Government College (Autonomous) Kalaburgi, Karnataka, India
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Clinical Psychologist, OPH, Bangalore, India
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DIP: 18.01.077/20200802
DOI: 10.25215/0802.077
ABSTRACT
The society in India under the stress of industrialization and urbanization accompanied by the impact of Western style of living which is rampant in the urban areas is undergoing profound changes affecting family structure and the norms that sustained it so far. In the midst of these changes the status of the elderly people has changed considerably. The care, love and respect traditionally bestowed on them are rapidly disappearing. This is what makes the people aged. In this study Samples will be selected from elderly residing in institutionalised (50) and non-institutionalised (50) samples selected from Mysore. Objectives of the study is to understand the impact of loneliness on death anxiety among elderly residing in institutionalised and non- institutionalised homes. The outcome of the study is Institutionalised elderly people experienced higher loneliness compared to non-institutionalised elderly. Not much difference was observed among institutionalised and non-institutionalised elderly in their death anxiety.
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© 2020, C Jamadar & S Chawla
Received: May 02, 2020; Revision Received: June 10, 2020; Accepted: June 25, 2020
Dr. Chandrakanth Jamadar @ mscbrain@gmail.com
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.077/20200802
10.25215/0802.077
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Published in Volume 08, Issue 2, April- June, 2020