Date of Award
5-2021
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Academic Program
Psychology BS
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Lucas A. Keefer, Ph.D.
Advisor Department
Psychology
Abstract
This study evaluated the respective relationships between death anxieties and religious coping, of both the positive and negative variety. Two independent samples were collected included the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F) and the Religious Coping Scale (R-COPE). This data supported the hypothesis by confirming a positive correlation between negative religious coping and Fear of Death. In other words, more death anxious participants also reported more questioning of their faith and their relationship with God in response to stress. In contrast, positive religious coping shared no significant correlations with any death anxiety variables. Because of the clear relationship between these two variables and the relationship that also exists between death anxiety and well-being, this study could have potential implications for psychologists working to improve psychological well-being.
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Recommended Citation
Bates, Hailey, "An Investigation on the Relationship Between Religious Coping Styles and Death Anxiety" (2021). Honors Theses. 761.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/761