Cross-cultural validity of the Death Reflection Scale during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global COVID-19 pandemic confronts people with their fragility, vulnerability, and mortality. To date, scales to measure death awareness mainly focus on the anxiety-provoking aspect of mortality cues. This study aims to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Death Reflection Scale (DRS), a scale for measuring positive, growth-oriented cognitions of life reflection and prosocial behavior following confrontation with the finiteness of life.

Materials and methods

The Death Reflection Scale was translated and adapted in a multi-step process to the German language. In this anonymous, cross-sectional, online survey at a large university in Germany, students, healthcare professionals (HCP) and other staff completed the DRS alongside comparison measures. Multi-group

SUBMITTER: Ramsenthaler C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382129 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature