The Predictive Ability of the Existential Vacuum and Death Anxiety in Psychological Hardiness Among Elderly

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ID13628449
AutoresMamduh Baniah Lafee Alzaben (0000-0003-4171-7828, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, autor de correspondencia), Suleiman Alnaimi (Al-Ahliyya Amman University), Suleiman Talal Yousef Alnaimi (Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan), Abdallah Salem Almahaireh (0000-0002-2579-2783, University of Jordan), Abdallah Salem Farhan Almahaireh (University of Jordan), Anas Saleh Al-Dalaeen (0000-0002-9753-4679, Mutah University), Mohammad Khalaf Alkhawaldeh (0000-0003-2479-4012, University of Jordan), Mohammmad Khalaf Alkhawaldeh (Educational Sciences School, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan), A Al Nuaimat (0000-0002-4945-1975, Al-Ahliyya Amman University), Alia Mari Al nuaimat (Al-Ahliyya Amman University)
Año2023
Volumen89
Número4
Páginas1669-1690
Fecha de publicación2023-05-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228231176307
PMID37192525
OpenAlexW4376636575
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas15

This research paper aimed to identify the level of psychological hardiness, the level of death anxiety, and the level of existential vacuum among the elderly, also the role of the predictive ability of death anxiety and existential vacuum in the psychological hardiness of the elderly at the governorates of Tafilyah and Ma'an in light of the Corona pandemic in Jordan. The descriptive-analytical approach was utilized. sample consists (500) elderly, that were selected by a simple random approach. Then the needed statistical measure was operated to achieve the required results. The results indicated a low level of psychological hardiness, a high level of death anxiety, and an existential vacuum in the elderly. The results show a suitable predictive ability for each of death anxiety and the existential vacuum in reducing psychological hardiness. The research paper recommended the necessity of rehabilitating the elderly in Jordan regarding the mental and psychological aspects

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