Open AccessPsychological support and demand for death education among Chinese college students during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: The mediating role of neutral death attitude
Author(s) -
Jiang Qi
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.1292
Subject(s) - snowball sampling , psychology , scale (ratio) , death education , pandemic , clinical psychology , death anxiety , covid-19 , social psychology , medicine , anxiety , nursing , psychiatry , disease , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Aim This study aimed to explore the mediating role of neutral death attitude between psychological support and demand for death education among college students during COVID‐19. Design A cross‐sectional survey was conducted with 1800 college students selected by convenience and snowball sampling from 20 provinces and municipalities. Methods A questionnaire survey (The Psychological Support Scale, Demand for Death Education Scale and Neutral Death Attitude Scale) was distributed to 1800 college students. Results Psychological support had a significant positive predictive effect on demand for death education and neutral death attitude, with neutral death attitude partially regulating the demand for death education of college students after receiving psychological support.