Psychometric Characteristics of the Persian Version of the Revised Fear of Personal Death Scale
| Author | Azadeh Saffarzadeh | en |
| Author | Abbas Rahiminezhad | en |
| Author | Hadi Bahrami Ehsan | en |
| Author | Azam Noferesti | en |
| Author | Nazila Shahmansouri | en |
| Author | Keyvan Salehi | en |
| Orcid | Nazila Shahmansouri [0000-0002-1068-8860] | en |
| Orcid | Keyvan Salehi [0000-0001-8673-4248] | en |
| Issued Date | 2023-03-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: The thought of one’s own death is a fearful subject that is not easy to deal with. Fear of death can have various psychological effects on a person. Advances have been made in the measurement of death concerns leading to the development and validation of several scales as it varies according to social and cultural conditions. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties, content validity, concurrent validity, and factor structure of a Persian version of the revised Fear of Personal Death Scale (FPDS-R) in an Iranian population. Methods: This study was conducted on residents of Tehran, Iran, using the online version of the FPDS-R, Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition, and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale questionnaires. Finally, data analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 21). Moreover, the Pearson correlation coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used for data analysis. Results: Among 313 individuals who completed the study, the fit of the five-factor model in CFA was confirmed using standard indices (root mean square error of approximation = 0.06; chi-square/df = 2.34). Reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha (> 0.8). Cronbach’s alpha values for the reliability of "deprivation", "loss of self", "forgotten", "other-oriented" and "mystery" were 0.93, 0.88, 0.81, 0.86, and 0.88, respectively. The findings of this study confirmed the five factors model developed by Burris and Bailey (2009) on Iranian sample. Conclusions: The Persian version of the FPDS-R in Iranian society has good reliability and validity and can be used for personality research, identification and treatment of clinical disorders, and cross-cultural comparisons in this population. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs-129657 | en |
| Keyword | Death | en |
| Keyword | Necrophobia | en |
| Keyword | Psychology | en |
| Keyword | Psychometrics | en |
| Keyword | Reliability and Validity | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Psychometric Characteristics of the Persian Version of the Revised Fear of Personal Death Scale | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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