TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of death anxiety on perceived stress in individuals with multiple sclerosis and the role of self-transcendence
AU - Abdollahi, Abbas
AU - Panahipour, Hannaneh
AU - Allen, Kelly A.
AU - Hosseinian, Simin
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Stress is a commonly reported concern of individuals with chronical diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS). This study sought to investigate the relationships between self-transcendence, death anxiety, and perceived stress among individuals with MS from Iran. A second aim of the study was to assess the buffering effect of self-transcendence in the relationship between death anxiety and perceived stress. Two hundred and fifteen participants with MS from four hospitals completed measures assessing self-transcendence, death anxiety, and perceived stress. Using structural equation modeling, death anxiety was found to be positively related to perceived stress. In addition, there was a negative relationship between self-transcendence and perceived stress. Results of the study suggest that self-transcendence is a buffer in the link between death anxiety and perceived stress for individuals with MS. The findings demonstrate the importance of self-transcendence in decreasing the effects of death anxiety on perceived stress and have clinical implications for health professionals.
AB - Stress is a commonly reported concern of individuals with chronical diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS). This study sought to investigate the relationships between self-transcendence, death anxiety, and perceived stress among individuals with MS from Iran. A second aim of the study was to assess the buffering effect of self-transcendence in the relationship between death anxiety and perceived stress. Two hundred and fifteen participants with MS from four hospitals completed measures assessing self-transcendence, death anxiety, and perceived stress. Using structural equation modeling, death anxiety was found to be positively related to perceived stress. In addition, there was a negative relationship between self-transcendence and perceived stress. Results of the study suggest that self-transcendence is a buffer in the link between death anxiety and perceived stress for individuals with MS. The findings demonstrate the importance of self-transcendence in decreasing the effects of death anxiety on perceived stress and have clinical implications for health professionals.
KW - death anxiety
KW - perceived stress
KW - self-transcendence
KW - individuals with multiple sclerosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074590458&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0030222819880714
DO - 10.1177/0030222819880714
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074590458
SN - 0030-2228
VL - 84
SP - 91
EP - 102
JO - OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
JF - OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
IS - 1
ER -