Death Anxiety and Self-Esteem of the Filipino Able-aged

J. P. C. Amistad ； E. A. V. De Jesus ； I. M. C. Tan ； J. Y. Tusing ； J. A. Vitto ； M. E. S. Reyes

《台灣老年醫學暨老年學雜誌》 9卷2期 (2014/05) Pp. 60-60(2)

並列摘要

With the Terror Management Theory in mind, the research investigated if a relationship exists between a Filipino able-aged's self-esteem and death anxiety. From a pool of 574 Filipino elderly participants, a total of 256 Filipino able-aged with ages 60 years old and above qualified as respondents of the study. Respondents' self-esteem and death anxiety were measured through a Filipino translated version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale and the Templer's Death Anxiety Scale, respectively. Results revealed that the respondents have an average self-esteem and that their anxiety concerning death is within normal limits. Moreover, a significant inverse relationship exists between self-esteem and death anxiety which supports the Terror Management Theory proposed by social psychologists Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, and Sheldon Solomon in 1986. Self-esteem likewise has the ability to affect a Filipino able-aged's death anxiety but self-esteem alone is not strong enough to either reinforce or mitigate their anxiety of death.

並列關鍵字

able-aged ； death anxiety ； self-esteem ； Filipino ； geropsychology