LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Authors : Aydan ERMİŞ

Pages : 96-109

Doi:10.22282/tojras.1265152

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Publication Date : 2023-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the present study is to find out life satisfaction and death anxiety of students and to find out the effects of life satisfaction on death anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Satisfaction with life” and “Death anxiety” scales filled in by 649 university students were evaluated. Independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and LSD tests were used in statistical procedures. The difference between life satisfaction scores were found to be significant in terms of gender insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Female students were found to have lower life satisfaction scores than male students. Statistically significant difference was found between female and male university students in terms of death anxiety scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. It was found that female students felt death anxiety more than male students. Life satisfaction scores of students who considered their immunity weak were found to be significantly lower than those of students who considered their immunity strong and partly strong insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. Statistically significant difference was found between death anxiety scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. The lowest death anxiety scores were found in students who considered their immunity strong. Life satisfaction scores of students who stated that there were no changes in their sleep were found to be significantly better than those of the students who stated that they slept more and those who stated that they slept less insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. Life satisfaction scores of students who stated that they slept 7-9 hours were statistically significantly higher than those of students who stated that they slept 6 hours and less and those who stated that they slept 10 hours and more insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. According to regression analysis, life satisfaction explains 4.5% of the variation in death anxiety. Life satisfaction and death anxiety of university students during the Covid-19 pandemic were found to differ in terms of their states of perceiving their immunity and their sleep states. As students have more trust in their immunity and better sleep pattern and duration, they have higher life satisfaction and lower death anxiety. It was also found that death anxiety of students decreases as their life satisfaction increases. It is recommended to increase life satisfaction to decrease death anxiety in university students. Students should also sleep 7-9 hours a day regularly and believe that they have strong immunity to increase their life satisfaction.
Keywords : University student, life satisfaction, death perception, immunity, sleep