Siu Man Yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-48). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (English) --- p.ii / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.iii / List of Tables --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Terror management theory --- p.2 / Socioemotional selectivity theory --- p.6 / "TMT, SST & Grandparenthood" --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Method --- p.15 / Participants --- p.15 / Measures --- p.16 / Chinese versions of scales --- p.19 / Procedure --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Results --- p.21 / Results: test the hypothesis with whole scale --- p.21 / Results: with FTPS subscales --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- DISCUSSION --- p.35 / Death anxiety as a motivating force --- p.35 / Time perspective for the elderly --- p.39 / References --- p.43