Note on death anxiety in Spain and five Arab countries.
Comparison of scores on Templer's Death Anxiety Scale for samples of students in Spain and five Arab countries indicated that, in general, the students in Arab countries scored higher than the Spanish students. Similar results were obtained for other measures of death anxiety. Such differences may be associated with social factors including religiosity, the cultural meaning of death, and quality of life.
Tomás-Sábado
Joaquín
J
Escola Universitària d'Infermeria Gimbernat Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. joaquin.tomas@cesc.es
Gómez-Benito
Juana
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D018643:Arab World; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013609:Taboo