Authors

• Simin Hosainiyan
• Zahra naderi Nobandegani
• Mehravar Momeni javid

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the prediction of death obsession
through religious orientation and neurotic personality type of female
nurses of Tehran hospitals.The method used in the study was
correlation and multiple regression analysis. The population of the
study included all female nurses of private hospitals in Tehran (Laleh,
Dey, Apadana, Asia, Azadi, Tehran, KhatamolanbIya, and Fajr) in
2012. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16 and was examined
using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression
analysis. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that 30%
of the variance death obsession is explained by death predictor
variables (extrinsic religious orientation and neurotic personality
type). The relationship between extrinsic religious orientation with
obsession death (p<0/01), intrinsic religious orientation (p <0/01),
and neurotic individual type (p<0/01) is significant. It can be
concluded that extrinsic religious orientation and personality type can
lead to the formation of neurotic and obsessively ruminative thoughts
about death and its various aspects.

Keywords

• death obsession
• religious orientation
• neurotic type
• nurses