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Exploring Death to Understand Life: Examining the Relationships between Self-transcendence, Spirituality, and Death Anxiety
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Exploring Death to Understand Life: Examining the Relationships between Self-transcendence, Spirituality, and Death Anxiety
Yazar:
Mlecz, Jessica A., author.
ISBN:
9780438158399
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1 electronic resource (68 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: B.
Advisors: Michelle Barrett Committee members: Thomas Barrett; Chloe Bland.
Özet:
If the fear of death is universally present, how does man continue to actively live? The present study examined the relationships between self-transcendence, spirituality, and death anxiety to further explore this uniquely human paradox. A sample size of 220 adult participants (aged 18-84) was obtained through an anonymous online survey via Survey Monkey. Three questionnaires were used including the Self-Transcendence Scale (Reed, 1986), the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (Ellison & Paloutzian, 1982), and the Death Anxiety Questionnaire (Conte, Weiner & Plutchik, 1982). The demographic questions included age, gender, ethnicity, relationship status, parental status, religion, socioeconomic status, and number of experiences with death/loss. The researcher hypothesized that death anxiety (DA) would be significantly negatively correlated with self-transcendence (ST) and significantly negatively correlated with spirituality (SWB). In addition, the researcher hypothesized that a significant proportion of variance in DA will be accounted for by ST and SWB. Statistical significance was found with negative and weak correlations with respect to DA and ST, and with DA and SWB. In addition, 3.2% of the variance in DA was explained on the basis of both predictors included in the model (ST and SWB). Clinically, this research supports the importance of remaining aware of death throughout one's life through purposeful spiritual and self-transcendent experiences. ST and SWB appear to enhance the value of living by decreasing the fear of dying and can be utilized by clinicians as beneficial strength-based interventions.
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School code: 1541
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