Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2020): Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi

Correlation between mindfulness and death anxiety among the elderly: Hubungan antara mindfulness dengan kecemasan terhadap kematian pada lanjut usia

Nazira (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Rahma Yurliani (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Elvi Andriani Yusuf (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Dina Nazriani (Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jan 2021

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between mindfulness and death anxiety among elderly people. The study was conducted at a nursing home involving 150 elderly people. The results showed that mindful elderly people were less likely to experience death anxiety. We discussed the importance of mindfulness to enhance the quality of life of aging people. Penelitian ini mengkaji hubungan antara mindfulness dan kecemasan menghadapi kematian pada lansia. Penelitian dilakukan di sebuah panti jompo yang melibatkan 150 lansia. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa lansia yang mindful cenderung tidak cemas menghadapi kematian. Kami membahas pentingnya mindfulness untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jppp

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Social Sciences

Description

Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in psychology, managed by the Faculty of Psychology Universitas Sumatera Utara. The journal aims to accommodate the exchange of ideas among Indonesian psychologists and scientists, but also to disseminate ...