Navigating the death attitudes and anxiety during COVID-19: Role of dispositional mindfulness and tranquil ego.
J Educ Health Promot August 29, 2024 Satchit Prasun Mandal, Vijyendra Pandey, Raghavendra B. Bonal et al. 1 citation
Attitudes toward death that involve fear, avoidance, approach, and escape acceptance are linked with higher death anxiety, while dispositional mindfulness and a tranquil ego are linked with lower death anxiety. Among 209 Indian adults who recovered from COVID-19 symptoms, path analyses indicated that mindfulness and a tranquil ego sequentially mediate the relationship between death attitudes and death anxiety. The findings suggest that different aspects of how people view death predict anxiety about death in distinct ways, and that cultivating mindfulness and a calm sense of self may help reduce that anxiety.