Death anxiety in Egyptian samples |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran;2. Department of Biochemistry, Higher Education Institute of Rab-Rashid, Tabriz 51664, Iran;3. Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;4. Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;5. Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;1. Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112;2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208;3. ImQuest BioSciences, Frederick, Maryland 21704;4. Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 |
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| Abstract: | The present research was an attempt to determine the Egyptian death anxiety level and correlates, and to compare such data with those of Americans. The sample consisted of 673 Egyptian males and 770 females in 13 subgroups. The Arabic version of the Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) was administered. Testing bilingual Ss, test-retest reliability and factorial validity of the DAS in Egyptian Ss has been adequately demonstrated. However, split-half reliability was not high. The mean DAS scores for Egyptians were a little higher than those of Americans. Egyptian females had higher DAS scores than males. The DAS correlates significantly with the Manifest Anxiety Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. However, DAS correlates with Trait Anxiety more than with State Anxiety. There is a significant correlation between the DAS and the Neuroticism subscale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Death anxiety and general anxiety constitute two distinct factors. |
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