Citation

Brudek P, Sękowski M, Steuden S. Omega (Westport) 2018; ePub(ePub): 30222818754670.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Sage Publications)

DOI

10.1177/0030222818754670

PMID

29405841

Abstract

The article presents the results of work on the Polish adaptation of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised by Wong, Reker, and Gesser (1994). The psychometric properties of the Polish version of the tool have been described. The results are consistent with the original version of the questionnaire and confirm that the Polish version of Death Attitude Profile-Revised fulfils the psychometric requirements for psychological tests and, as a result, can be applied in scientific research. The final version of the questionnaire consists of 32 items (including 31 diagnostic ones) that make up five dimensions of attitudes toward death: (a) Fear of Death, (b) Death Avoidance, (c) Neutral Acceptance, (d) Escape Acceptance, and (e) Approach Acceptance. The questionnaire was tested on 1,285 subjects aged 13 to 90 years ( M = 47.27, SD = 18.21). Reliability values (Cronbach's α) for individual scales vary from α = .63 to α = .89. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the validity of the questionnaire.

Language: en

Keywords

DAP-R-PL; acceptance of death; attitudes toward death; fear of death; polish adaptation