Schumaker J F, Warren W G, Groth-Marnat G
Psycho-Social Health Studies, University of Newcastle, Waratah, NSW, Australia.
J Soc Psychol. 1991 Aug;131(4):511-8. doi: 10.1080/00224545.1991.9713881.
This study compared death anxiety ratings as measured by the Templer Death Anxiety Scale (Templer, 1970) in 121 Japanese and 139 Australian subjects. Japanese subjects had significantly higher death anxiety scores than their Australian counterparts. Australian women scored significantly higher than Australian men, but no sex differences were found in the Japanese sample. A slight but statistically significant positive correlation was found between age and death anxiety scores. This study contradicted other research that indicated that Eastern cultural attitudes mitigated anxiety about death. These findings are discussed in relation to the complex relationship between culture and death anxiety as well as in relation to problems inherent in our current conception of death anxiety.
本研究比较了121名日本人和139名澳大利亚人在坦普勒死亡焦虑量表（Templer，1970）上测得的死亡焦虑评分。日本受试者的死亡焦虑得分显著高于澳大利亚受试者。澳大利亚女性的得分显著高于澳大利亚男性，但在日本样本中未发现性别差异。年龄与死亡焦虑得分之间存在轻微但具有统计学意义的正相关。本研究与其他表明东方文化态度可减轻对死亡焦虑的研究相矛盾。将结合文化与死亡焦虑之间的复杂关系以及我们当前死亡焦虑概念中固有的问题来讨论这些发现。
