The Impact of Spiritual Wellbeing and Resiliency in Predicting Death Anxiety among Elderly People in Tehran
Abstract:
Introduction
The Near-death experience is one of the undeniable facts of aging. This study was aimed to examine the role of spiritual wellbeing and resiliency in predicting death anxiety among elderly people in Tehran, Iran.Materials And Methods
The method of this study was descriptive-correlational with the total number of 200 older males who live in Tehran during 2013-2014. The questionnaires of the Spiritual Well-being Scale, Resiliency Scale, and Death Anxiety Scale were used for this investigation.Results
Our findings revealed that there was a negative significant correlation between spiritual wellbeing and resiliency with death anxiety. In addition, the results showed that spiritual wellbeing was a valuable factor in prediction of death anxiety.Conclusion
Our data indicated that resiliency and spiritual wellbeing can be considered as crucial factors in death anxiety among the older adults.Keywords:
Language:
Persian
Published:
The Neuroscience Journal of Shefaye Khatam, Volume:3 Issue: 2, 2015
Pages:
19 to 26
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