For 52 rehabilitation counselors and 50 rehabilitation clients, means and standard deviations on Templer's (1969, 1970) Death Anxiety Scale were comparable to those for the general population. Death anxiety and age were not related for the counselors but a significant inverse relationship was found for the clients.
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