Structural Model of relationship between Spirituality and Mental Health and Death Anxiety: Mediation Role of Control Source and Social Support

روانشناسی پیری

Naser Sobhigjaramaleki¹  Sheyda Sodagar²  Samira Habibollahi²  Shokoh sadat Bani jamali³ 

[1] Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran;Islamic Azad University, Branch of Karaj, Karaj, Iran;oloom tahghighat University;

关键词: spirituality;    source control;    social support;    mental health;    death anxiety;    the elderly;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Given the increase in Iranian elderly population, the study of the determiners of mental health  and death anxiety is required. So, present study seeks to study  the structural model of relationship between spirituality and mental health and death anxiety: mediation role of control source and social support. The statistical community of present study included the elderly men and women of Tehran of which 350 subjects were selected using available sampling method. They responded the spirituality questionnaire of Parsiyan and Donning, General health questionnaire of Goldberg and Hiller, death anxiety questionnaire of Templer, Control source Questionnaire of Levinson, and Social Support Questionnaire of wax, Phillips and Helli. The data were  analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling with SPSS and AMOS softwares. Findings showed that spirituality, Control source, and social support predict mental health and death anxiety. All path coefficients except those of  regression between internal source control on death anxiety were statistically significant and spirituality was effective on the mental health and death anxiety of the elderly  through  mediator variables in addition to its direct effect. Social support had direct effect on mental health and death anxiety. But the effect of internal source control was not confirmed. Predictive variables affected indirectly  41 percent of the general health variance and 19 percent of the death anxiety variance. Internal source control and social support mediate the relationship  between spirituality and mental health and death anxiety relatively. This model was desirably fitted with data. The growth and reinforcement  of internal source control, social and spiritual support were the appropriate methods  for preventing  and  reducing vulnerability of mental health problems in the elderly. It is recommended that these  variables be considered for reducing the death anxiety in the elderly and improving their psychological well-being

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