Daniel Spitzenstätter
Biographic Data
| ID | 6515005 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Spitzenstätter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Spitzenstätter |
| SIGNATURE | SPITZENSTÄTTER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität Innsbruck |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9072-0612 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Uncertain Certainty
The present mixed methods study investigated personal meanings of death, i.e., concepts, views, and expectations associated with one's own death, and explored their relation to worldview. To this end, a sample of 202 young, German-speaking adults completed the Death Statements Test , a new qualitative assessment tool, as well as quantitative measures of religiosity, spirituality, atheism, and agnosticism. Qualitative data was transformed to enabl…
Compliance with Covid-19 public health guidelines
OBJECTIVE: This study examined predictors of compliance with public health guidelines to curb transmission of COVID-19. DESIGN: = 431) from Germany and Austria completed surveys in April/May 2020 (T1) and July/August 2020 (T2). MEASURES: Three outcome measures operationalised compliance with public health guidelines at T2: self-reported adherence (behavioural), agreement and opposition (attitudinal). At T1, demographics, perceived distress (PHQ-4…
Effects of mortality awareness on attitudes toward dying and death and meaning in life—a randomized controlled trial
A randomized controlled trial was carried out to investigate effects of heightened mortality awareness on meaning in life and attitudes toward dying and death. An intervention group ( n = 51) completed questionnaires and participated in interventions to increase mortality awareness; a control group ( n = 47) only completed the questionnaires. Longitudinal analyses revealed a decrease in the intervention group's fear of dying and an increase in th…
The existential dimension of the pandemic
A cross-sectional survey to investigate relationships between coronavirus anxiety, individual death attitudes, and personal worldview was conducted among 202 German-speaking adults in Central Europe. Results indicated that death anxiety significantly predicts coronavirus anxiety beyond sociodemographic variables. Women reported higher coronavirus anxiety than men. Against expectations, dimensions of personal worldview were hardly related to coron…
The existential dimension of the pandemic
A cross-sectional survey to investigate relationships between coronavirus anxiety, individual death attitudes, and personal worldview was conducted among 202 German-speaking adults in Central Europe. Results indicated that death anxiety significantly predicts coronavirus anxiety beyond sociodemographic variables. Women reported higher coronavirus anxiety than men. Against expectations, dimensions of personal worldview were hardly related to coron…
Effects of mortality awareness on attitudes toward dying and death and meaning in life—a randomized controlled trial
A randomized controlled trial was carried out to investigate effects of heightened mortality awareness on meaning in life and attitudes toward dying and death. An intervention group ( n = 51) completed questionnaires and participated in interventions to increase mortality awareness; a control group ( n = 47) only completed the questionnaires. Longitudinal analyses revealed a decrease in the intervention group's fear of dying and an increase in th…
Effects of mortality awareness on attitudes toward dying and death and meaning in life—a randomized controlled trial
A randomized controlled trial was carried out to investigate effects of heightened mortality awareness on meaning in life and attitudes toward dying and death. An intervention group ( n = 51) completed questionnaires and participated in interventions to increase mortality awareness; a control group ( n = 47) only completed the questionnaires. Longitudinal analyses revealed a decrease in the intervention group's fear of dying and an increase in th…
The existential dimension of the pandemic
A cross-sectional survey to investigate relationships between coronavirus anxiety, individual death attitudes, and personal worldview was conducted among 202 German-speaking adults in Central Europe. Results indicated that death anxiety significantly predicts coronavirus anxiety beyond sociodemographic variables. Women reported higher coronavirus anxiety than men. Against expectations, dimensions of personal worldview were hardly related to coron…
Compliance with Covid-19 public health guidelines
OBJECTIVE: This study examined predictors of compliance with public health guidelines to curb transmission of COVID-19. DESIGN: = 431) from Germany and Austria completed surveys in April/May 2020 (T1) and July/August 2020 (T2). MEASURES: Three outcome measures operationalised compliance with public health guidelines at T2: self-reported adherence (behavioural), agreement and opposition (attitudinal). At T1, demographics, perceived distress (PHQ-4…
The Uncertain Certainty
The present mixed methods study investigated personal meanings of death, i.e., concepts, views, and expectations associated with one's own death, and explored their relation to worldview. To this end, a sample of 202 young, German-speaking adults completed the Death Statements Test , a new qualitative assessment tool, as well as quantitative measures of religiosity, spirituality, atheism, and agnosticism. Qualitative data was transformed to enabl…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Meaning (existential (2 works)