Meanings of death and intrinsic religiosity

Meanings of death and intrinsic religiosity

The objective of this study was to simplify understandings of relationships between multidimensional elements of the fear of death and dying with a unidimensional construct of intrinsic religiosity. A total of 346 individuals who ranged in age from 18 to 88 completed a death anxiety scale and a meas...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical psychology 1990-07, Vol.46 (4), p.379-391
Hauptverfasser: Thorson, James A., Powell, F. C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety - psychology
Attitude to Death
Behavior. Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Death & dying
Fear & phobias
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Personality Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Religion
Religion and Psychology
Social psychology
Social research
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this study was to simplify understandings of relationships between multidimensional elements of the fear of death and dying with a unidimensional construct of intrinsic religiosity. A total of 346 individuals who ranged in age from 18 to 88 completed a death anxiety scale and a measure of intrinsic religious motivation. Respondents who were older and who were higher in intrinsic religiosity were significantly lower in death anxiety. Differing constructions of death and dying are examined.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199007)46:4<379::AID-JCLP2270460402>3.0.CO;2-A