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

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ID13628901
AutoresErik Oranchak (University of California, Los Angeles, autor correspondente), Tristram Smith (0000-0002-2104-2264, University of California, Los Angeles)
Ano1989
Volume19
Fascículo2
Páginas155-161
Data de publicação1989-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/dypd-u7n2-1njx-0j01
OpenAlexW2085676261
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências 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