Title of article
Predicting Death Anxiety Based on Health Locus of Control in The Middle-Aged and Elderly
Author/Authors
Honarasa, Parisa Department of Psychology - Marvdasht Branch - Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran , Javidi, Hojatallah Department of Psychology - Marvdasht Branch - Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran , Rezaei, Azarmidokht Department of Psychology - Marvdasht Branch - Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran , Barzegar, Majid Department of Psychology - Marvdasht Branch - Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
Pages
10
From page
215
To page
224
Abstract
One of the pathological variables in dealing with death is death anxiety. The aim of this study was to predict death anxiety by examining its relationship with the health locus of control in middle age and elderly. The design of present research was a correlational study. This study was conducted from the winter of 2019 to the spring of 2020 on 226 middle-aged and elderly Iranian men and women who participated in this study voluntarily. Cult-Leicester Death Anxiety Scale and standard questionnaire of Health locus of control were used for collecting data. The results indicated that there was a significant negative relationship between the internal health locus of control and death anxiety, which means that as the internal health locus of control increases, death anxiety decreases. Also, the results of regression analysis revealed that the health locus of control and its dimensions can predict death anxiety at a significant level.
Farsi abstract
فاقد چكيده فارسي
Keywords
Death anxiety , health locus of control , middle age , elderly
Journal title
Iranian Evolutionary and Educational Psychology Journal
Serial Year
2021
Record number
2701090
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