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Presents racial differences in death anxiety scores for a sample of American college students with European and African heritages. Expression of uncertainty associated with death; Concern on the loss of being; Anxiety about the pain associated with dying.

Focuses on the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, while highlighting studies conducted in Croatia. Findings of studies conducted; Factors which aid in emitting humor among various types of persons.

Presents a study of the relationship between gambling and depression in a sample of adults in the United States. Absence of relationship.

Examines relative lethality from external causes among the states and presents several explanatory hypothesis for observed differences. Accidents, suicides and homicides; Percentage of all deaths in the United States; Variation from state to state; Regional differences; Special cases.

Presents a study to compare death anxiety scale scores for a group of funeral directors with those of a comparable sample of adults from other occupations. Review of related literature; Method of study; High death anxiety scores of funeral directors.

Studies the relationships of death anxiety and sense of humor. Completion of the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale and the Revised Death Anxiety Scale by a sample of 426 persons aged 18 to 90 years; Findings; Strong correlation between scores on death anxiety and on coping humor.

Investigates the sense of humor of funeral directors as well as morticians at a funeral directors state of convention in the United States. Discouragement of humor in places of business; Assessment on the basic sense of humor and ability to use humor; Elements of sense of humor.

Examines the difference between results obtained by different administration of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale on elderly subjects. Higher scores obtained through face-to-face interviews than with telephone administration of the scale; Confessional atmosphere in face-to-face interviews that encourages greater self-evaluation.

Compares attitudes on death of young and older African-American women who completed a death anxiety scale. Elements of death anxiety assessed by the scale; Decomposition as a particular fear among younger women.

Explores the relationship between depression and sense of humor. Measures to assess sense of humor; Partial confirmation of findings reported by Deaner and McConatha in 1993.

A sample of 895 adults completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale and a test of intrinsic religious motivation. The correlation of -.06 between scores on the two scales was not significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Points out misinterpretations of results of a study in the article `Effects of a Forced Institutional Relocation on the Mortality and Morbidity of Nursing Home Residents,' by R.E. Davis, J.A. Thorson and J.H. Copenhaver, published in the periodical `Psychological Reports,' volume 67.