The Psychometric Parameters of the Farsi Form of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety
Table 1
Factor loadings of the Farsi version of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety (ASDA) in Iranian students ().
(ASDA) Items
Component
1
2
3
4
(1) I fear death whenever I become ill.
.602
.312
.098
.186
(2) I fear looking at the dead.
.143
.821
.230
.060
(3) I fear visiting graves.
.108
.237
.712
.014
(4)The possibility of having a surgical operation terrifies me.
.551
.287
.013
.072
(5) I am afraid of suffering heart attack.
.787
.179
.139
.042
(6) I worry that death deprives me of someone dear to me.
.312
.228
.034
.252
(7) I am apprehensive of unknown things after death.
.291
.275
.131
.677
(8) I am afraid of looking at a corpse.
.154
.802
.311
.124
(9) I fear the torture of the grave.
.088
.147
.259
.761
(10) I fear getting a serious disease.
.814
.053
.236
.120
(11) Witnessing the burial procedure terrifies me.
.143
.415
.660
.246
(12) I dread walking in graveyards.
.164
.175
.809
.163
(13) I am preoccupied with thinking about what will happen after death.
.200
.007
.025
.757
(14) I am afraid of sleeping and not waking up again.
.606
.137
.143
.303
(15) The pain accompanying death terrifies me.
.590
.208
−.182
.352
(16) I get upset by witnessing a funeral.
.223
.784
.270
.141
(17) The sight of a dying person frightens me.
.245
.680
.084
.175
(18) Talking about death upsets me.
.348
.406
.371
.144
(19) I am afraid of getting cancer.
.859
−.021
.253
.071
(20) I fear death.
.612
.331
.092
.353
Eigenvalue
4.33
3.35
2.26
2.25
% of variance
21.69
16.76
11.30
11.27
% of total variance
61.03
Factor 1 (items: 1, 4, 5, 10, 14, 15, 19, and 20): fear of lethal disease and death fear; Factor 2 (items: 2, 8, 16, and 17): fear of dead people; Factor 3 (items: 3, 11, and 12): fear of tombs; Factor 4 (items: 7, 9, and 13): fear of postmortem events.
