Investigation of the Effect of Death Anxiety on the Life Satisfaction of Individuals Living in the Earthquake Zone in Türkiye: The Disaster of the Century
This study showed that death anxiety adversely affects life satisfaction. Higher death anxiety among participants was associated with lower satisfaction with life. Consequently, health care professionals should offer increased psychological and communication support to individuals who have experienced significant disasters like earthquakes.
Authors
- Tuğçe Sönmez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9495-526X)
- Arzu Karabağ Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0002-4091)
- Rukiye Türk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-1564)
- Zehra Çoktay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4116-4859)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Kafkas University (TR)
- Tarsus University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.90
- Primary Topic
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00