The Relationship of Religiosity Orientations and Personality Traits with Death Obsession

The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship and predictability of death obsession through religiosity orientations and personality traits. Samples included 484 (246 girls, 238boys) were chosen through stratified random sampling. Instruments were death obsession scale (DOS), NEO personality inventory (Neo- FFI), and All port’s religious orientation scale. Data were analyzed using correlation and stepwise regression analyses and t-test.Results showed that the relationship between death obsessions with externsic orientation toward religion is positive whereas death obsession had a negative rellation with intrinsic orientation toward religion. Also findings showed there was significant positive relationship between neuroticism and death obsession (r=0/42, p<0/01). Other dimensions of personality had negative relationship with death obsession. The greater negative relationship was between intrinsic orientation toward religion and conscientiousness dimension (r =- 0/34, p<0/01), of all research variables, externsic orientation toward religion and neuroticism were able to predict 19 present of variance of death obsession. In study of difference between females and males in death obsession, results showed significant difference between two groups (t=5/38, df=484, p<0/001), so that it was more among famales.