Religion, death attitudes, and belief in afterlife in the elderly: Untangling the relationships

被引：35

作者：

Falkenhain, M

Handal, PJ

机构：

[1] Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

[2] Clinical Program, Saint Louis University

来源：

JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH | 2003年 / 42卷 / 01期

关键词：

religion; afterlife; death attitudes;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1022216828508

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The study investigated the relationship between religion, belief in afterlife, and death attitudes (death anxiety and death acceptance) in an elderly population using instruments with sound psychometric properties. Survey data was collected from 71 elderly participants. Results indicated a strong correlation between belief in afterlife and intrinsic religion, and differential statistically significant relationships between intrinsic religion and both death anxiety and death acceptance depending on whether the effects of belief in afterlife were partialed out. Findings were discussed-in light of the absence of clinically meaningful results and, the role that belief in afterlife appears to play in the literature investigating religion and death anxiety.

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