The development and validation of the Death Anxiety Beliefs and Behaviours Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research spanning the fields of clinical, social and health psychology suggests that death anxiety is an important construct. However, no comprehensive, psychometrically adequate measure of the construct exists. The current studies outline the development of a new measure of death anxiety, the Death Anxiety Beliefs and Behaviours Scale (DABBS), which is the first measure to specifically assess unhelpful beliefs and behaviours that may underlie fears of death.

Methods

In Study 1, items were piloted in a large community sample (N = 505). In Studies 2A and 2B, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed using a treatment-seeking (N = 200) and non-treatment-seeking sample (N = 200). These analyses resulted in the final 18-item scale.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Menzies RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804815 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature