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Investigating The Role of Psychological Resilience and Self Esteem In Death Anxiety among Older Adults

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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As one of the most critical periods of life, aging is associated with many challenges, including death anxiety. A low level of psychological resilience could lead to poor mental health, precipitating death anxiety. Self-esteem serves as a buffer against death anxiety. Aim: The current study intended to explore the relation between psychological resilience, self-esteem, and death anxiety among older adults. Subjects and Method: A descriptive correlational design was used, which was conducted in five Geriatric clubs affiliated with Port Said city districts, Egypt. The studied subjects compromised a sample of 120 older adults. Tools: 1) Death Anxiety Scale (Thanatophobia), 2) The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. 3) Rosenberg self–esteem scale, in addition to a personal data questionnaire, was used. Results: The majority of older adults in this study showed a high level of death anxiety, psychological resilience, and self-esteem. Conclusion: It was verified that; psychological resilience and self-esteem have a significant and negative correlation with death anxiety among older adults. Recommendations: Planning and implementing psycho-therapeutic interventions for older adults to reduce death anxiety by utilizing strategies to promote psychological resilience and self-esteem. Besides that, further studies must be carried out on the determinants of death anxiety in older adults and the development of a comprehensive program to reduce this anxiety among Egyptian older adults.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2022.131582.1353

Keywords

Death Anxiety, Elderly, Psychological resilience & Self-esteem

Authors

First Name

Huda

Last Name

Hamza

MiddleName

Gaber

Affiliation

Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.

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d.hudag@gmail.com

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Port Said

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First Name

Mai

Last Name

Hassan

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Elghareap

Affiliation

Lecturer in Family & Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.

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maihany.2011@yahoo.com

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Port Said

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First Name

Soma

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.

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dr_elmoslema22@yahoo.com

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Port Said

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10

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30

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33272

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2022-05-01

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2022-04-05

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2022-05-01

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61

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74

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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1,040

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Investigating The Role of Psychological Resilience and Self Esteem In Death Anxiety among Older Adults

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22 Jan 2023