Abstract
A 25-item scale (FADIS), measuring accidental death and injury anxiety, is explored with a sample of 177 high school seniors and college students. FADIS was found to be internally consistent and related to several predictors. Significantly higher FADIS scores were obtained for non-Caucasians than Caucasians and for women than men. Religiosity and religious preference were also strongly related to FADIS for women. The results for race and gender are discussed in terms of the social status of minority groups, and it is suggested that locus of control may play an important role in the development of accidental death anxiety.
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Dodd, D.K., Mills, L.L. Fadis: A Measure of the Fear of Accidental Death and Injury. Psychol Rec 35, 269–275 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394932
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