Document Type : Research Paper
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1 PhD Candidate, Counseling and Psychological Department, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord Branch, Bojnord, Iran
2 Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
3 Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Objective: This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of treatment based on death thoughts on lifestyle and death anxiety in prisoners. Method: The research method is quasi-experimental, using a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population studied in this research was male prisoners in counseling unit 3 of the central prison of Mashhad (825 people). Among them, 24 people who met the entry criteria were selected as the research sample and randomly assigned (12 people in the experimental group and 12 people in the control group) and at the end of the intervention, 24 people were analyzed. To collect data, the Laali et al.'s Lifestyle Questionnaire (LSQ; 2013) and Templer's Death Anxiety Questionnaire (TDAS; 1970) were used as research tools. Both experimental and control groups completed the mentioned questionnaires as a pre-test and then the experimental group was treated with the provided intervention model for 16 sessions, but the control group did not receive the intervention model during the research period. Then both groups completed the research questionnaires as a post-test and finally, the research data were analyzed using univariate covariance analysis and multivariate variance analysis. Findings: It showed that death thoughts lead to improve the lifestyle and reduced level of death anxiety in prisoners.
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