Research Article

LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Volume: 12 Number: 2 April 30, 2023
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LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to find out life satisfaction and death anxiety of students and to find out the effects of life satisfaction on death anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Satisfaction with life” and “Death anxiety” scales filled in by 649 university students were evaluated. Independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and LSD tests were used in statistical procedures. The difference between life satisfaction scores were found to be significant in terms of gender (p<0.05). Female students were found to have lower life satisfaction scores than male students. Statistically significant difference was found between female and male university students in terms of death anxiety scores (p<0.05). It was found that female students felt death anxiety more than male students. Life satisfaction scores of students who considered their immunity weak were found to be significantly lower than those of students who considered their immunity strong and partly strong (p<0.001). Statistically significant difference was found between death anxiety scores (p<0.001). The lowest death anxiety scores were found in students who considered their immunity strong. Life satisfaction scores of students who stated that there were no changes in their sleep were found to be significantly better than those of the students who stated that they slept more and those who stated that they slept less (p<0.001). Life satisfaction scores of students who stated that they slept 7-9 hours were statistically significantly higher than those of students who stated that they slept 6 hours and less and those who stated that they slept 10 hours and more (p<0.001). According to regression analysis, life satisfaction explains 4.5% of the variation in death anxiety. Life satisfaction and death anxiety of university students during the Covid-19 pandemic were found to differ in terms of their states of perceiving their immunity and their sleep states. As students have more trust in their immunity and better sleep pattern and duration, they have higher life satisfaction and lower death anxiety. It was also found that death anxiety of students decreases as their life satisfaction increases. It is recommended to increase life satisfaction to decrease death anxiety in university students. Students should also sleep 7-9 hours a day regularly and believe that they have strong immunity to increase their life satisfaction.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2023

Submission Date

March 14, 2023

Acceptance Date

March 30, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Ermiş, A. (2023). LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports, 12(2), 96-109. https://doi.org/10.22282/tojras.1265152
AMA
1.Ermiş A. LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TOJRAS. 2023;12(2):96-109. doi:10.22282/tojras.1265152
Chicago
Ermiş, Aydan. 2023. “LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”. The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports 12 (2): 96-109. https://doi.org/10.22282/tojras.1265152.
EndNote
Ermiş A (April 1, 2023) LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports 12 2 96–109.
IEEE
[1]A. Ermiş, “LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”, TOJRAS, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 96–109, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.22282/tojras.1265152.
ISNAD
Ermiş, Aydan. “LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”. The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports 12/2 (April 1, 2023): 96-109. https://doi.org/10.22282/tojras.1265152.
JAMA
1.Ermiş A. LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TOJRAS. 2023;12:96–109.
MLA
Ermiş, Aydan. “LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”. The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports, vol. 12, no. 2, Apr. 2023, pp. 96-109, doi:10.22282/tojras.1265152.
Vancouver
1.Aydan Ermiş. LIFE SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEATH ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TOJRAS. 2023 Apr. 1;12(2):96-109. doi:10.22282/tojras.1265152

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