Death Anxiety, Religiosity And Psychological Well-being Among Elderly

Ageing is inevitable part of human life cycle which is mostly considered negative. In the modern years a new notion of ageing gracefully has been in light which incorporates both positive and negative aspects of ageing wherein negative aspects are accepted and how to positively deal with them is the main focus. Death anxiety i.e. omnipresent in our lives and affects each and every one of us in different ways. It has influences on gender, age, psychological state, well being and religiosity. Religiosity is a way for people to improve satisfaction and reduce worries and psychological well being refers to how people evaluate their lives. The aim of the study is to understand the mediating role of religiosity in relationship between death anxiety and psychological well being among elderly. The sample comprised of 60 elderly individuals (males & females) aged 60 to 80 years from Jaipur city. Tools employed were- Death anxiety scale (Dhar et al., 1998); Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 2007); and Religiosity Measures Questionnaire (Rohrbaugh et al., 1975). The results of the study revealed important finding which can be used for making elderly age gracefully.