The Predictive Role of Religious Beliefs, Psychosocial Illness, and Aging on Death Anxiety Among Christians and Muslims

Husain, Waqar; Parveen, Bushra; Jahrami, Haitham; Ammar, Achraf; Trabelsi, Khaled

doi:10.1007/s11089-024-01159-2

Pastoral Psychol

2024

DOI: 10.1007/s11089-024-01159-2

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The Predictive Role of Religious Beliefs, Psychosocial Illness, and Aging on Death Anxiety Among Christians and Muslims

Waqar Husain,

Bushra Parveen,

Haitham Jahrami

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Development and validation of Believers’ Death Anxiety Scale: integrating religious dimensions into death anxiety assessment

Husain,

Ammar,

Trabelsi

et al. 2024

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Background and objectives Death anxiety has traditionally been measured without considering religious beliefs related to death, such as afterlife, the grave, and punishment. The present study was aimed at developing and validating a new scale to address this limitation. Methods The study was carried out in four phases and recruited a total of 2250 conveniently selected participants aged 18–59. Believers’ Death Anxiety Scale (BDAS) was developed and validated according to the reputed standards for scale development and validation. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. The convergent validity was established by correlating BDAS with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Discriminant validity was established by correlating BDAS with the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Internal consistency and reliability were assessed through Cronbach’s alpha, item-total, and item-scale correlations. Results The BDAS consists of fifteen items distributed across five subscales: worry, terror, despair, avoidance, and thoughts. The BDAS exhibited a strong factor structure, with five distinct factors consistently exceeding acceptable factor loadings. Convergent validity was confirmed through positive correlations with depression, anxiety, and stress, while discriminant validity was demonstrated through a significant inverse correlation with life satisfaction. The scale demonstrated excellent internal consistency and reliability across all phases of testing. Conclusion The BDAS emerges as a valuable and innovative instrument for researchers and practitioners seeking to comprehensively assess death anxiety, considering the often-overlooked role of religious dimensions.

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Development and validation of Believers’ Death Anxiety Scale: integrating religious dimensions into death anxiety assessment

Husain,

Ammar,

Trabelsi

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The Predictive Role of Personality Disorders and Personality Traits in Death Anxiety

Husain,

Babar,

Raza

et al. 2024

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The current study investigates the interplay between personality traits, personality disorders, and death anxiety in a sample of 2331 participants (49% males; 51% females) across two phases. The Death Anxiety Scale, the Psychosocial Personality Inventory, and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire were utilized. The findings revealed significant predictive relationships between personality disorders and death anxiety. Positive correlations were observed between death anxiety and nine personality disorders, including avoidant (r = .227), borderline (r = .123), dependent (r = .157), depressive (r = .098), histrionic (r = .074), narcissistic (r = .111), negativistic (r = .103), obsessive-compulsive (r = .126), and schizotypal (r = .078) personality disorders ( p < .001). Death anxiety had significant inverse correlations with leadership (r = −.101) and spirituality (r = −.099) traits ( p < .005). Avoidant personality disorder projected the highest prediction for death anxiety (β = .227; p = .000). Leadership as a personality trait demonstrated an outstanding ability to prevent death anxiety (β = −.101; p = .013). These findings make a unique contribution to the literature of death anxiety, personality disorders, and personality traits.

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The Predictive Role of Religious Beliefs, Psychosocial Illness, and Aging on Death Anxiety Among Christians and Muslims

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Development and validation of Believers’ Death Anxiety Scale: integrating religious dimensions into death anxiety assessment

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