Abstract:
The current research studied the imIpf'sct 0 terronsm on uni.v.ersity studen Is through terrorism catastrophizing, perceived stress, and death anxiety. The study W;lS based on cross-seclional research design. 430 university students (men =183, women = 247) from universities of Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, and Bahawalpur were recruited through purposive sampling. Terrorism Catastrophizing Scale (Sinclair & LoCicero, 2007), Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983) and Death Anxiety Scale (Goreja & Pervez, 2000) were used. Comparison was made among students regarding their gender and universities. Pearson correlation showed a high significant positive correlation belween terrorism catastrophizing. perceived stress, and death anxiety. Results also indicaled that both male and female students felt high terrorism catastrophizing and high stress; female students were found to be more anxious of death than male students. Students of Peshawar University were found to be more anxious about death as compared to other universily students. Stepwise multiple regressions revealed terrorism catastrophizing and perceived stress as significanL predictors of deaLh anxiety among university students.
Page(s):
132-144
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Year: 2010
Keywords:
Perceived stress
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terrorism
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dealh anxiety
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catastrophizing