An Examinantion of Death Anxiety, Psychological Depression and Adult Attachment Patterns Among Saudi Students the USA
[Thesis]
Alswayel, Siham Ahmed
Montilla, R Esteban
St. Mary's University (Texas)
2019
123 p.
Ph.D.
St. Mary's University (Texas)
2019
This study was designed to investigate the relationships between death anxiety, psychological depression, and adult attachment patterns within Saudi students in U.S. universities. The sample of 684 participants was obtained via the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) in the United States. Death anxiety was measured by the ASDA survey, psychological depression was measured by the CESD-R survey, and adult attachment patterns were measured by the RQ survey. All data were self-reported via an online form. There was a significant relationship between death anxiety and adult attachment patterns. Death anxiety and psychological depression were positively correlated. Among the entire sample, adult attachment patterns and psychological depression were significant predictors of death anxiety. Death anxiety was a significant predictor of psychological depression.