Associations Between Death Fascination, Death Anxiety and Religion among Polish College Students

• Authors: Sherman A. Lee , Jarosław P. Piotrowski , Joanna Różycka , Magdalena A. Żemojtel-Piotrowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Previous research examining the relationship between religion and attitudes about death have yielded mixed results due to over-simplified conceptualizations of constructs, lack of theory, and an over-reliance on Western samples. To overcome these issues, the present study examined the relationship between three types of religious orientation and two types of death attitudes among a sample of 532 college students in Poland. The results demonstrated unique relations between religion and death attitudes, as well emphasized the importance of considering religious engagement as a moderating variable. Although the results were generally consistent with Terror Management Theory, other theoretical perspectives were considered as well.

Keywords

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death fascination; death anxiety; religious orientations

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 439-448

Contributors

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Sherman A. Lee

• Department of Psychology, Christopher Newport University

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Jarosław P. Piotrowski

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poznan Faculty

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Joanna Różycka

• Institiute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego street 4, 80-343 Gdansk, Poland

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Magdalena A. Żemojtel-Piotrowska

• Institiute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego street 4, 80-343 Gdansk, Poland