The Differential Effects of Death Fear on the Meaning Perceptions in Life by Death Acceptance Levels

본 연구는 죽음 수용 수준에 따라 죽음 공포가 삶의 의미 지각에 차별적 영향을 미치는지 확인해 보기 위해 수행되었다. 대학생 442명을 대상으로 죽음 수용 척도 설문지를 실시해 죽음 수용 점수 상, 하 15%에 해당하는 참가자를 대상으로, 죽음 수용 고집단(50명)과 죽음 수용 저집단(48명)을 구성하였다. 죽음 공포가 두 집단의 삶의 의미 지각에 달리 영향을 미치는지 알아보는 본 실험에서는 두 집단을 죽음 공포 조건과 통제 조건으로 나누어 각기 다른 에세이 과제를 실시한 후 삶의 의미 척도를 실시했다. 그 결과 죽음 수용 수준이 높은 집단이 낮은 집단에 비해 삶의 의미 지각 및 의미 추구를 더 많이 하였다. 삶의 의미 지각의 하위 요인인 현재 의미 지각에서는 죽음 수용 수준이 높은 집단은 죽음 공포를 경험한 후에 현재 의미 지각을 더 많이 하였으나, 죽음 수용 수준이 낮은 집단에서는 죽음 공포 경험 여부에 따라 현재 의미 지각 수준의 차이가 없었다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 의의와 제한점, 후속 연구를 위한 제언을 논의하였다.

keywords: 죽음 공포, 죽음 수용, 삶의 의미 지각, 현재 의미 지각, death fear, death acceptance, meaning perception of life, meaning perception of presence

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the differential effects of death fear on the meaning perceptions in life by death acceptance levels. A total of 442 undergraduate university students were screened with Death Attitude Profile Revised(DAP-R). According to their DAP-R scores, students who scored within the 15% were selected for death acceptance high group(n=50) and students within the lower 15% were selected for death acceptance low group(n=48). For investigating the differential effects of death fear on the meaning perceptions in life by death acceptance levels, subjects performed an essay task under death fear condition or control condition. In result, death acceptance high group is more perceptible in the search for meaning and meaning perceptions in life than death acceptance low group. and death acceptance high group is more perceptible in the presence subscale than death acceptance low group after death fear. But there is no difference between death acceptance low groups in the presence subscale after death fear. Finally, the clinical implications and several limitations of the present study were discussed.

keywords: 죽음 공포, 죽음 수용, 삶의 의미 지각, 현재 의미 지각, death fear, death acceptance, meaning perception of life, meaning perception of presence

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죽음 수용 수준에 따라 죽음 공포가 삶의 의미 지각에 미치는 차별적 영향

The Differential Effects of Death Fear on the Meaning Perceptions in Life by Death Acceptance Levels

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