Death anxiety, religiosity and psychological well-being among elderly

Pages: 170-173
Monica Sharma and Vedika Jain (Department of Psychology, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Ageing is inevitable part of human life cycle which is mostly considered negative. In the modern years a new notion
of ageing gracefully has been in light which incorporates both positive and negative aspects of ageing wherein
negative aspects are accepted and how to positively deal with them is the main focus. Death anxiety i.e. omnipresent
in our lives and affects each and every one of us in different ways. It has influences on gender, age, psychological
state, well being and religiosity. Religiosity is a way for people to improve satisfaction and reduce worries and
psychological well being refers to how people evaluate their lives. The aim of the study is to understand the
mediating role of religiosity in relationship between death anxiety and psychological well being among elderly. The
sample comprised of 60 elderly individuals (males & females) aged 60 to 80 years from Jaipur city. Tools employed
were- Death anxiety scale (Dhar et al., 1998); Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 2007); and Religiosity
Measures Questionnaire (Rohrbaugh et al., 1975). The results of the study revealed important finding which can be
used for making elderly age gracefully.