Embracing Mortality: A Causal Analysis of Types of Death Attitude on Self-transcendence

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Page: 399-406

Kamya Vyas and Ria Nadkarni (Department of Psychology, Vanita Vishram Women’s University, Surat, Gujarat)

According to Frankl (1965), one of the defining characteristics of human existence is Self-transcendence, which essentially means “something other than itself”. There are various pathways to achieve the state of Self-transcendence. The existing research aims to investigate different types of Death Attitude as a causal factor leading to Self-transcendence. The study was conducted on a sample of 218 adults between the age group of 18-30 years from India. Death Attitude Profile-Revised Scale and Reed’s Self-transcendence Scale were used to quantify variables of types of Death Attitude and Self-transcendence respectively. Convenience and Snowball sampling techniques were employed to collect data. Data were analyzed using various statistical tools like Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s Correlation coefficient, and Regression analysis through SPSS software. This research hypothesizes that there will be a statistically significant prediction of Self-transcendence by types of Death Attitude. The result supported the hypotheses.