The Reliability and Factor Structure of K-Templer Death Anxiety Scale

Although death anxiety were assumed as one-dimensional concept, but currently is accepted as multi-dimensional concept. This study was conducted to examine multi-dimensional or one-dimensional concept though factor structure analysis of K-Templer death anxiety scale. Exploratory factor analysis of the Templer death anxiety scale revealed four factors; pure death anxiety, denial of death thinking, awareness of shortness of time, the fear of matters related to death. Even in confirmatory factor analysis, fitness of the 4 factor structure was higher than other factor structure. Therefore, K-templer death anxiety scale is suggested that not one-dimensional concept but multi-dimensional concept including sub concept of four. But test-retest reliability and internal consistency of denial of death thinking factor and awareness of shortness of time factor were low. And factor structure of two factors was unstable as well, accordingly suggested that supplementation of these factors are needed.

keywords: Death anxiety, factor structure, multi-dimensional concept, Death anxiety, factor structure, multi-dimensional concept, 죽음불안, 요인구조, 다차원적 개념

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Vol.11 No.2

The Reliability and Factor Structure of K-Templer Death Anxiety Scale

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