Reliability and validity of Korean templer's death anxiety scale, death depression scale and sense of symbolic immortality scale.
- Author:
Mi Ryung AN
1
;
Ye Kyung SO
;
Byung Su KO
;
Young Eun CHOI
;
Jae Yong SHIM
;
Hye Ree LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Young-Dong Severance Hospital, Yonsei Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
depression;
anxiety;
attitude to death;
questionnaire;
reliability and validity
- MeSH:
Anxiety*;
Attitude to Death;
Depression*;
Humans;
Korea;
Missions and Missionaries;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Students, Medical;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
2000;21(7):893-900
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Means to measure death anxiety, death depression and sense of symbolic immortality with approved validity and reliability does not yet exist in Korea. METHODS: Existing English questionnaires such as Templer Death Anxiety Scale (TDAS), Death Depression Scale (DDS), Sense of Symbolic Immortaligy Scale (SSIS) were translated into Korean by 5 translators, and then reviewed by 3 non-participants of translation for collegial summary and this summary was counter-translated again by another 2 non-participants. Another 3 non-participants of translation and counter-translation were chosen to examine the two sentences of each item. Then reexamination was done by retranslating and counter-translating the parts with errors. Aftr pretest on ordinary people. the completed questionnaires were given to medical students, residents and nurses of a university hospital. Pastors and missionaries were selected as comparison group. RESULTS: Kuder-Richardson or Cronbach-alpha that represent internal consistency of TDAS, DDS and SSIs was 0.69, 0.84 and 0.78. The three sentences that lowered internal consistency of SSIS was deleted. BDI and DDS showed a positive correlation (0.32, P=0.02), suggesting proved construct validity. Correlation coefficient that proves construct validity of TDAS and DDS was 0.54 (P<0.01), of SSIS and TDAS -0.23(P=0.04), of SSIS and DDS -0.29(P=0.01). The TDAS and DDS(P<0.01), DDS and BDI(P=0.02) have shown a positive correlation were shown. There was significant difference in the score of SSIS(P<0.01). The same results in cases where the 3 sentences was deleted. CONCLUSION: Korean versions of TDAS, DDS and SSIS were reliable and valid.
