Idaho State University, Pocatello 83209, USA.
Omega (Westport). 2009;60(2):129-42. doi: 10.2190/om.60.2.b.
The aim of the present study was to examine predictors of death anxiety in U.S. funeral directors/embalmers who were part of a larger study (n = 234). Backward stepwise multiple regression was conducted to determine whether or not spirituality, intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, and denial predicted levels of death anxiety. Results indicated that spirituality along with age of the participants accounted for 19% of the variance of death anxiety, R2 = .190, R2(adj) = .180, F(2, 168) = 19.64, p < .001. Intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, and denial were not significant in the regression model. Several items, however, in the model had a significant positive correlation with each other at the .01 alpha level including spirituality with intrinsic religiosity (r = .63) and age (r = .21), and intrinsic religiosity with denial (r = .22) and age (r = .24). Other variables correlated negatively with one another at the .01 alpha level. Namely, death anxiety with spirituality (-.38), intrinsic religiosity (r = -.36), and age (-.28); spirituality with extrinsic religiosity (-.22); intrinsic religiosity with extrinsic religiosity (-.45); and extrinsic religiosity with age (r = -.19). Limitations of the study and implications for practice were discussed.
本研究的目的是检验美国丧葬承办人死亡焦虑的预测因素，他们是一项更大规模研究的一部分（n = 234）。采用向后逐步多元回归来确定灵性、内在宗教信仰、外在宗教信仰和否认是否可以预测死亡焦虑水平。结果表明，灵性以及参与者的年龄占死亡焦虑方差的 19%，R2 =.190，R2(adj) =.180，F(2, 168) = 19.64，p <.001。内在宗教信仰、外在宗教信仰和否认在回归模型中不显著。然而，模型中的几个项目在.01 的 alpha 水平上彼此之间存在显著的正相关，包括灵性与内在宗教信仰（r =.63）和年龄（r =.21），以及内在宗教信仰与否认（r =.22）和年龄（r =.24）。其他变量在.01 的 alpha 水平上彼此呈负相关。即，死亡焦虑与灵性（-.38）、内在宗教信仰（r = -.36）和年龄（-.28）；灵性与外在宗教信仰（-.22）；内在宗教信仰与外在宗教信仰（-.45）；以及外在宗教信仰与年龄（r = -.19）。讨论了研究的局限性和对实践的影响。
