title: Item factor analysis of the Italian version of the Death Anxiety Scale.
abstract: The 15 items of the Italian edition of the Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) were subjected to a principal components factor analysis with a sample of 257 subjects. Three factors, selected by the scree test, were rotated using the Direct Oblimin procedure. Cronbach alpha-coefficients are reported for the scale and the factors together with their intercorrelations. The results demonstrate that the DAS is a multidimensional scale. Therefore, its utility is questioned. Suggestions are made for future research.
authors.affiliation: University of Rome La Sapienza.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saggino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results