Citation

Vázquez-Sánchez JM, Fernández-Alcántara M, García-Caro MP, Cabañero-Martínez MJ, Martí-García C, Montoya-Juárez R. Death Stud. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-11.

Affiliation

Department of Nursing , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2018.1480545

PMID

29958084

Abstract

The objective of the research was to analyze children's conceptualization of death through drawings, using a mixed approach, which combines deductive and inductive qualitative analysis. The sample consisted of 99 children aged 9-11 years, who were asked to elaborate a drawing about their idea of death and to explain it to the researchers. Drawings were coded basing on Tamm and Granqvist's model (deductive analysis) and codes and categories were created and modified (inductive analysis). Three main categories were identified in the analysis and four sub-categories were modified and/or created: causes of death, good death, anxiety-fear and symbolization.

Language: en