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A brief gratitude exercise significantly lowered death anxiety in older adults. This simple intervention offers potential applications for reducing end-of-life fears in clinical settings.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Psychology
  • Thanatology

Background:

  • Death anxiety is a significant concern for older adults.
  • Gratitude has been linked to positive psychological outcomes.
  • Interventions to alleviate death anxiety are crucial for improving end-of-life care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of a brief gratitude induction in reducing death anxiety among Chinese older adults.
  • To compare the effects of gratitude, hassle, and neutral conditions on death anxiety and affect.

Main Methods:

  • 83 Chinese older adults were randomly assigned to gratitude, hassle, or neutral writing conditions.
  • Participants completed measures of death anxiety and affect after the intervention.
  • The study employed a between-subjects design to assess the impact of the gratitude induction.
Keywords:
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  • A significant effect on negative affect was observed, but it did not favor the gratitude condition.

Conclusions:

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  • The simplicity and brevity of the gratitude induction suggest broad applicability in clinical and healthcare settings for managing death anxiety.