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Religious Maturity and Death Anxiety in Covid-19 Survivors: Is there a relationship?

M. Nur Ghufron

Abstract

Death is the biggest event that is different for everyone. Some of them believe that it is just another phase of human life. While others think that death represents the end of all forms of life. Death anxiety is not only as aset of emotions but it also has a cognitive vision which implies the regulation of negative responses which indicate the loss of someonerelated to his or her presence. The religious maturity asumted reduce the level of death anxiety because it helps people find the meaning of death for their livesThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between religious maturity and death anxiety in Covid-19 survivors. This study involves 64 participants who have been confirmed as Covid-19 survivors living in Central Java and Yogyakarta. The sampling technique used is convenience sampling.The data collection technique used in this study is a questionnaire in the form of a scale. Data analysis in this study is carried out using correlation techniques. Based on the results of the analysis test, it is found that religious maturity has a negative correlation with death anxiety as r =-0.300; p=0.016

Keywords

religious maturity, death anxiety and Covid-19 survivors

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DOI: 10.21043/kr.v12i2.12704