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Scores on the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) and the unidimensional short form of the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) were evaluated as a function of personality type: A+, A−, B−, and B+. Type A+ personalities displayed higher DAS and TMAS scores than did the other personality types. Furthermore, it was found that females had higher scores than did males on both tests.
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Tramill, J.L., Kleinhammer-Tramill, P.J., Davis, S.F. et al. The relationship between the Type A behavior pattern, fear of death, and manifest anxiety. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 22, 42–44 (1984). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333756
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