The Effect of Group Spiritual-Therapy on Reducing Fear of Death and Perceived Stress

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of spiritual therapy on reducing fear of death and stress among women aged 35-50. This research is experimental and has the “two groups, pre-test and post-test” design. The sample population consisted of 30 participants (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group) who were selected using purposeful sampling. The Experimental group participated in 8 sessions of spiritual therapy. The data collection instruments were the "fear of death" and "perceived stress" questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20 and covariance statistical method. The results obtained from the F test for the difference between the mean scores were 13. 971 for fear of death in the significance level of p