Abstract
The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship and predictability of death obsession through religiosity orientations and personality traits. Sample included 484 (246 girls, 238boys) that had been chosen through random stratified sampling. In order to assess research instrument was death obsession scale (DOS), NEO personality inventory (NEO- FFI) and Allport religious orientation scale. Data were analyzed using correlation and stepwise regression analyses method and t-test.Results showed that the relationship between death obsessions with extrinsic orientation toward religion is positive whereas death obsession has a negative relation with intrinsic orientation toward religion. Also findings showed there is significant positive relationship between neuroticism and death obsession (r=0/42, p<0/01). Other dimensions at personality had negative relationship with death obsession. The greater negative relationship was between intrinsic orientation toward religion and conscientiousness dimension (r=-0/34, p<0/01). Of all research variables, extrinsic orientation toward religion and neuroticism was able to predict 19 present of variance of death obsession. In study of difference between two group female and male in death obsession results showed that significant difference between two groups (t=5/38, df=482, p<0/001).
Highlights
The history of human thinking has directed itself to death and life from the beginning
The findings show that the relationship between death obsession and extrinsic religiosity orientation in female group was stronger than a male group (Abdel-khalek, 1998)
The results showed that besides being open to experience all dimensions of personality trait has meaningful correlation with death obsession which hypothesis (1), (2) of the study are approved
Summary
The history of human thinking has directed itself to death and life from the beginning. Among all these creatures it’s just human who is aware of this truth. Thinking about death always has been a terrifying issue and many prefer not to meditate about it. Ibn Sina known as Avec cina (980-1037) has considered the truth of death and dread of it in his epistle which name is “ash shifa (Healing)”. He has considered the fear of death as the greatest fear of human .There is no doubt that death and afterlife and human’s view of it is one of the substantial issues that have been noticed by all of the religions
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