The relationship between the attitude towards death and the meaning of life in the women's society of Shiraz (a comparative study based on the views of Islamic philosophers and humanist and existential psychology)
Subject Areas : Psychology
Zakiyeh Fattahi
1
,
Shirin Sasani2
2
,
Soode Dashtiane
3
1 - Assistant Professor of the Department of Humanities,, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
2 - Ph.D. Candidate of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
3 - Ph.D. Candidate of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
Keywords: Women, meaning of life, Islamic Philosophy, attitude to death, humanistic and existential psychology,
Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the attitude to death and the meaning of life in women from the perspective of Islamic philosophers and humanistic and existential psychology. The current research was a descriptive, survey, correlational and fundamental study. By using the available sampling method and Morgan's table, 250 questionnaires were distributed among women from different strata of the city.in order to determine correlation and predictability Pearson's correlation test and multivariate regression test was respectively. It was found that there is a significant relationship between the presence of meaning and neutral, active and avoidance acceptance. Also, there is a meaningful relationship between searching for meaning and neutral and active acceptance. In general, there is a significant relationship between the presence of meaning and the acceptance of meaning, as well as the meaning of life and the attitude towards death. From the perspective of both schools of Islamic philosophers and psychology, there is a connection between the meaning of life and the attitude towards death, and no matter how much people search for a purpose and meaning for their worldly life, their attitude towards death and the life after it will be different and positive.
