Reliability and Factorial Structure of the Farsi Version of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety in an Iranian Middle-Aged Sample
Joint Authors
Dadfar, Mahboubeh
Bahrami, Fazel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The present study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety (ASDA) in an Iranian middle-aged sample.
A sample of 55 volunteer Iranian persons took part in the study.
Cronbach’s alpha of the ASDA was found to be high (0.91) and Spearman-Brown and Guttman Split-Half coefficients were 0.86.
The factor analysis of the ASDA items yielded five factors accounting for 72.49% of the total variance and labeled (F1) fear of death and fear of dead people; (F2) fear of postmortem events and fear of tombs; (F3) fear of lethal disease; (F4) preoccupation with after death, and death fear in sleep; and (F5) fear of deprivation of own ones.
The ASDA has a good validity and reliability, and it can be used in clinical, educational, and research settings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dadfar, Mahboubeh& Bahrami, Fazel. 2016. Reliability and Factorial Structure of the Farsi Version of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety in an Iranian Middle-Aged Sample. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120645
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dadfar, Mahboubeh& Bahrami, Fazel. Reliability and Factorial Structure of the Farsi Version of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety in an Iranian Middle-Aged Sample. The Scientific World Journal No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120645
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dadfar, Mahboubeh& Bahrami, Fazel. Reliability and Factorial Structure of the Farsi Version of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety in an Iranian Middle-Aged Sample. The Scientific World Journal. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120645
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120645