title: A time to be born and a time to die: Exploring the determinants of death anxiety among university students in a western Canadian city.
abstract: Using data collected from a questionnaire survey of 501 university students in a western Canadian city, this article explores the death anxiety among young adults and the factors influencing their levels of death anxiety. Results demonstrated that respondents displayed a moderate level of death anxiety. Multiple regression analysis further revealed that females, non-Caucasians and those who demonstrated to be less religious, indicated a higher level of loneliness, scored lower on the purpose in life scale, expressed dissatisfaction with their self-image, and reported a higher socio-economic status were found to exhibit a higher level of death anxiety.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sociology & Social Studies , University of Regina , Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada.
authors.forename: Henry P H
authors.initials: HPH
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult