Death Anxiety as a Predictor of Mood Change in Response to a death Stimulus

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13628901
AutoresErik Oranchak (University of California, Los Angeles, autor de correspondencia), Tristram Smith (0000-0002-2104-2264, University of California, Los Angeles)
Año1989
Volumen19
Número2
Páginas155-161
Fecha de publicación1989-10-01
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)
DOI10.2190/dypd-u7n2-1njx-0j01
OpenAlexW2085676261
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas12

It was hypothesized that the level of death anxiety prior to a death stimulus predicts mood change in response to the stimulus. Participants ( N = 52) in the study initially completed the Templer Death Anxiety Scale and the Mood Scale. The participants were then shown three videotapes: a neutral videotape, a videotape depicting death scenes, and another neutral videotape. Before and after each videotape, the participants completed the Mood Scale. The initial level of death anxiety was a significant ( p < .05) predictor of changes in, and overall levels of, depression and general anxiety. This finding supports the view that the causal connection between death anxiety and mood is bidirectional. It also gives rise to the speculation that death anxiety may predict mood in nonexperimental, i.e., “real-life” situations

Anxiety · Death anxiety · Mood · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Stimulus (psychology · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology