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Table 2 Differences in CL-FODS subscales by sex and by undergraduate year

From: Validation of the Collett-Lester fear of death scale in occupational therapy students: psychometric testing and implications for palliative care education

Undergraduate year

CL-FODS Subscale

Male

Female

Mean Difference

SE

t

pscheffe

First

Your Own Death

2.79 ± 1.07

3.39 ± 0.80

-0.60

0.33

-1.84

0.07

Your Own Dying

3.20 ± 0.98

3.86 ± 0.67

-0.66

0.28

-2.38

0.02

The Death of Others

3.34 ± 0.83

4.26 ± 0.48

-0.92

0.21

-4.38

˂0.001

The Dying of Others

2.75 ± 0.64

3.83 ± 0.51

-1.08

0.20

-5.29

˂0.001

Second

Your Own Death

3.33 ± 0.51

3.33 ± 1.08

-0.01

0.42

-0.02

0.99

Your Own Dying

3.53 ± 0.36

3.99 ± 0.65

-0.46

0.25

-1.82

0.07

The Death of Others

3.84 ± 0.72

4.25 ± 0.71

-0.41

0.29

-1.44

0.16

The Dying of Others

3.57 ± 0.60

3.76 ± 0.78

-0.19

0.31

-0.61

0.58

Third

Your Own Death

3.09 ± 1.10

3.36 ± 1.07

-0.27

0.33

-0.83

0.41

Your Own Dying

3.68 ± 0.63

3.92 ± 0.72

-0.24

0.21

-1.10

0.27

The Death of Others

4.00 ± 0.60

4.25 ± 0.61

-0.25

0.19

-1.33

0.19

The Dying of Others

3.45 ± 0.91

3.79 ± 0.77

-0.34

0.24

-1.42

0.16

Fourth

Your Own Death

1.64 ± 0.51

3.21 ± 0.71

-1.57

0.53

-2.97

0.01

Your Own Dying

2.93 ± 0.91

3.73 ± 0.90

-0.81

0.68

-1.18

0.26

The Death of Others

4.29 ± 0.61

3.66 ± 0.76

0.62

0.57

1.09

0.29

The Dying of Others

2.86 ± 0.20

3.46 ± 0.74

-0.60

0.54

-1.12

0.28

  1. p = 0.05