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| Published: December 25, 2015

Death Anxiety and Depression among Long and Short Route Truck Drivers

L.N. Bunker

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Vishnu Narayan

Ph.D Scholar, Department of Psychology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.138/20150301

DOI: 10.25215/0301.138

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The present study aims to study depression and death anxiety among long route and short route truck drivers. The sample size (n=60) truck drivers 30 short-route drivers and 30 long route drivers were selected using random sampling technique. The data was collected using Thakur Death- Anxiety Scale and Beck Depression Inventory. Results shows that significant difference exist on measures of depression and death anxiety scales among long and short route truck drivers. Significant difference was found among death anxiety and depression of short route drivers and long route drivers and all truck drivers. High Pearson correlation was found among death anxiety and depression among truck drivers.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.138/20150301

10.25215/0301.138

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Published in   Volume 03, Issue 1, October-December, 2015