How to Deal With Death: An Empirical Path Analysis of a Simplified Model of Death Anxiety

Surall, Vera; Steppacher, Inga

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“…Research on the relationship between spirituality and death acceptance provides further support for understanding Master Hongyi's end-of-life experience. Studies have consistently found that individuals with a strong sense of spiritual well-being and a belief in an afterlife tend to report a greater acceptance of death and less death anxiety (Harding et al 2005;Surall and Steppacher 2020). In particular, the belief in a positive afterlife, such as the Pure Land in Buddhist tradition, has been associated with greater psychological well-being and coping in the face of death (Ellison et al 2009;Hynson et al 2006).…”

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Lessons from Master Hongyi’s Experiences with Impermanence for Death Education

Shi (Hsu-Feng Lee)

2024

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This paper explores the life and teachings of the renowned Chinese Buddhist monk Master Hongyi (1880–1942), focusing on his transformative encounters with impermanence and their relevance for contemporary death education. Drawing upon historical records, personal writings, and the accounts of his contemporaries, this study traces Master Hongyi’s profound spiritual journey from intense grief and existential crisis to enlightened equanimity in the face of mortality. It examines how his skillful application of Buddhist practices enabled him to find meaning, purpose, and liberation amidst the challenges of aging, illness, and dying. Through an in-depth analysis of Master Hongyi’s wisdom and lived experience, this paper proposes the “Hongyi Model”, an innovative paradigm for integrating the spiritual, psychological, and artistic dimensions of his approach into modern death education. The findings underscore the transformative potential of Buddhist teachings for fostering a more authentic, meaningful, and spiritually grounded engagement with mortality, offering valuable insights for educators, counselors, and healthcare professionals working in end-of-life care.

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Lessons from Master Hongyi’s Experiences with Impermanence for Death Education

Shi (Hsu-Feng Lee)

2024

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“…TMT also posits that individuals have an anxiety-buffering system called symbolic immortality [ 10 ], which refers to one’s sense of being a worthy element of reified individuals that are more enduring and significant than the individuals themselves [ 11 , 12 ]. Symbolic immortality plays a key role in informing people’s unconscious awareness of their mortality salience [ 13 , 14 ]. It is hypothesized that enhanced symbolic immortality may decrease nurses’ levels of death anxiety [ 10 ] and hence decrease their ageism towards older adults, and vice versa [ 2 ].…”

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Nurses’ Death Anxiety and Ageism towards Older Adults Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Moderating Role of Symbolic Immortality

2022

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected all aspects of individuals’ lives and behaviors, including the behaviors of nurses. Specifically, the pandemic has impacted the way that nurses treat older adults and has led to the spread of ageism among nurses. This study was conducted using self-report tools on 163 nurses to examine the problem of ageism amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The results suggest that critical care nurses have higher levels of death anxiety and ageism in comparison to medical/surgical nurses. After controlling for the work department, low levels of symbolic immortality were associated with high levels of ageism and death anxiety among nurses. These results might provide an insight into the development of a psychological intervention to reduce nurses’ death anxiety and ageism toward older adults.

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“…A relatively more recent study (Surall & Steppacher, 2018) reported death acceptance as fully mediated the relationship between satisfaction with oneself and death anxiety. According to the results of the study, higher satisfaction with oneself was significantly related to higher levels of death acceptance.…”

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Relationships of Internalizing Symptoms with Different Death Attitudes and Coping Styles in Cross-Cultural Context

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List of Tables 2.3.Table 1. Descriptive Statistics Table of the scales for Turkish and Norwegian participants 2.3 Table 2. Multivarite Test Results 2.3 Table 3. Correlation Analysis Results for Turkish and Norwegian participants 3.3 Table 1. Summary of the multiple regression analysis for the prediction of depression in both countries 3.3 Table 2. Summary of the multiple regression analysis for the prediction of anxiety in both countries 3.3 Table 3. Correlation analysis results Table 1. Sample Characteristics Table 2. Summary of the Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis for the Prediction ofStress in the Three Countries. Table 3. Summary of the Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis for the Prediction ofDepression in the Three Countries. Table 4. Summary of the Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis for the Prediction ofAnxiety in the Three Countries. 5. Summary of the Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis for the Prediction of PTSD symptoms in the Three Countries. 4.3 Table.6 Correlation Analysis Results. Table

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How to Deal With Death: An Empirical Path Analysis of a Simplified Model of Death Anxiety

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

Lessons from Master Hongyi’s Experiences with Impermanence for Death Education

Lessons from Master Hongyi’s Experiences with Impermanence for Death Education

Nurses’ Death Anxiety and Ageism towards Older Adults Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Moderating Role of Symbolic Immortality

Relationships of Internalizing Symptoms with Different Death Attitudes and Coping Styles in Cross-Cultural Context

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