DEATH ANXIETY IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF UNITED STATES FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DEATH EXPOSURE, AGE, AND SEX
DEATH ANXIETY IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF UNITED STATES FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DEATH EXPOSURE, AGE, AND SEX
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DOI：
10.2190/om.58.2.c
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Benshoff, John J.
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作者：
Harrawood, Laura K.;White, Lyle J.;Benshoff, John J.
本研究的目的是探讨死亡焦虑水平之间的关系，在美国殡仪馆馆长与不同程度的死亡暴露，年龄和性别的全国样本。利用多维死亡恐惧量表（MFODS），结果显示，死亡焦虑水平与参与者每年参加葬礼的数量之间存在显着但微弱的负相关关系。然而，死亡焦虑评分与每年报告的防腐案例数量之间的相关性并不显著。我们发现男性和女性葬礼承办人的死亡焦虑与年龄之间存在显着的负相关性。男性（n = 166）和女性（n = 38）殡仪馆馆长的死亡焦虑得分差异不显著。男性和女性对死亡的恐惧与年龄呈显著负相关，包括对死亡过程的恐惧、对重要他人的恐惧和对过早死亡的恐惧。在所有三个分量表中，女性的显著负相关性均强于男性。结果，进一步的研究方向，和精神卫生工作者的研究结果的影响进行了讨论。
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the level of death anxiety among a national sample of United States funeral directors with varying levels of death exposure, age, and sex. Utilizing the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (MFODS), the results showed a significant, but weak negative relationship between levels of death anxiety and the participants' reported number of funerals attended per year. The correlation between death anxiety scores and the number of reported embalming cases performed yearly was, however, not significant. We found a significant negative correlation between death anxiety and age in both men and women funeral directors. The difference in the death anxiety scores between men (n = 166) and women (n = 38) funeral directors was not significant. There was a significant negative correlation with age in both men and women in several fears of death including fear of the dying process, fear for significant others, and fear of premature death. The significant negative correlations were stronger for women than men across all three subscales. Results, direction for further research, and implications of the findings for mental health workers are discussed.