KMID : 0379220090290010275
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society 2009 Volume.29 No. 1 p.275 ~ p.289
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The relationship between sociodemographic variables and death anxiety among the elderly
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Kim Yun-Sook
Kim Ji-Mee
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to explore effective factors of elderly people¡¯s overall death anxiety and sub-dimensions of death anxiety. The subjects were 156 elderly people in S City, Gyeonggi-Do gathered by convenience sampling. This study collected data by interviewing the elderly who agreed to participate in the study and then analyzed it using SPSS 12.0 through descriptive statistics, the t-test, F-test, Sheffe-test, correlation analysis, and multiple regression. The respondents¡¯ overall death anxiety score was 2.61(¡¾.47), and ¡¯anxiety in the dying process¡¯(2.94) had the highest points among sub-dimensions. Effective factors of overall level of death anxiety among the elderly were ¡¯age¡¯ (¥â=-.18, p=.015), ¡¯education¡¯ (¥â=-.16, p=.045), and ¡¯economic status¡¯ (¥â=-.26, p=.003). In sub-dimensions, the elderly who were female, relatively young, and had low economic status showed high ¡¯anxiety in the dying process¡¯. As for ¡¯anxiety over what will
happen after one¡¯s death¡¯, the elderly who were relatively young, and had low economic status had high scores. Finally, on ¡¯the loss of existence¡¯, the elderly who had poor relationships with their families had high scores.
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KEYWORD
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death anxiety, elderly
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