Death, Dying, and End of Life

Paper Session Chair(s)

• VR

  Valerie-Anne Ryser, PhD

  Senio researcher
  FORS
  Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
  Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

  Death Fears and Anxiety Across the Life Course: Implications for Death Reform
  

  First Author: Amber Thompson, MA – University of Utah
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

  Family Decision-Making in Serious Illness Scenarios: Accuracy and Perceived Accuracy of Adult Child Surrogates
  

  First Author: Jessica Hahne, MPH – Washington University in St. Louis
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

  Personality Traits and End-of-Life Attitudes and Behaviors in Older Adults: Evidence From SHARE
  

  First Author: Valerie-Anne Ryser, PhD – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

  Working Memory Moderates Depressive Symptoms after Partner Mortality: Health and Retirement Study
  

  First Author: David M. Brush, PhD – University of Michigan