Death Obsession in Palestinians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12096121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahmed M Abdel-Khalek (0000-0001-9463-1388, Kuwait University, corresponding author), Nahida S Al-Arja (Al-Quds University), Taysir Abdalla (Al-Quds University) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 203-215 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Death Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07481180500493302 |
| PMID | 16463464 |
| OpenAlex | W1990070371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
The authors explored death obsession level and correlates among a sample (N = 601) of Palestinians living in the city of Beit Jala, the village of Al-Khader, and the Aida refugee camp in the Bethlehem area. They live in war conditions; the houses of half of them have been demolished. The Death Obsession Scale (DOS) was administered. Its alpha reliability was .92, denoting high internal consistency. Among women, it yielded 1 factor, (General Death Obsession), whereas among men it yielded 3 factors: Death Rumination, Death Dominance, and Death Idea Repetition. Palestinian men and women attained significantly lower DOS mean scores than participants from 4 Arab countries: Egypt, Kuwait, Syria, and Lebanon in 7 out of 8 comparisons. However, Palestinian women had significantly higher DOS mean score than their Spanish, American and British counterparts, whereas Palestinian men had significantly higher mean DOS score than Spanish peers. The low DOS scores of Palestinians, in proportion to other Arab samples, may reflect their adaptation to strife and violence
Acculturation · Dominance (genetics · Immigration · Internal consistency · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Refugee · Rumination · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |