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The relations between interpersonal flexibility, level of self-esteem, and death anxiety in college students were examined. The results indicated that interpersonal flexibility and self-esteem were positively related, but that interpersonal flexibility and death anxiety were not related to each other in a reliable manner. A significant negative relation was found between self-esteem and death anxiety.
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Miller, H.R., Davis, S.F. & Hayes, K.M. Examining relations between interpersonal flexibility, self-esteem, and death anxiety. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 31, 449–450 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334959
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