The impact of a workshop on death and dying on death anxiety, life satisfaction, and locus of control among middle-aged and older adults

Abstract

The impact of a workshop on death and dying on death anxiety, life satisfaction, and locus of control was determined for a self-selected group of middle-aged and older adults in the state of North Carolina. In addition, 27 personal and situational characteristics of respondents were investigated to determine their impact on pretest levels of each of the dependent variables. The t test revealed a small but significant decrease in death anxiety in the experimental group. There was no significant change in the control group. Changes in life satisfaction and locus of control were positive but nonsignificant. The results of the least squares means analysis indicated that the variables selected for examination in the study accounted for 70, 47, and 36 percent of the variance in pretest death anxiety, life satisfaction, and locus of control scores, respectively.

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