Can a television series change attitudes about death? A study of college students and Six Feet Under

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

doi:10.1080/07481180490437581

Can a television series change attitudes about death? A study of college students and Six Feet Under

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

Communication Studies

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	459-474
Number of pages	16
Journal	Death Studies
Volume	28
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481180490437581
State	Published - Jun 2004

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