Abstract

The study shows the effects of a death education workshop with Italian high school students. Students (N = 416) from 10 high schools throughout Italy participated: 212 in the experimental group and 204 in the control group. Four weekly, two-hour workshops about the themes of death, with theoretical lessons and an experiential artistic activity of photovoice. Results show that the students in the experimental group showed significantly increased self-efficacy levels and existential anxiety levels did not increase after death education intervention. Educating youth about death could give them the skills to improve the management of death-related events and cope with negative emotions.

摘要

该研究显示了与意大利高中生一起举办的死亡教育研讨会的效果。 来自意大利 10 所高中的学生 ( N = 416) 参加了实验组：212 名实验组和 204 名控制组。每周四次，每次两小时的关于死亡主题的工作坊，包括理论课程和摄影之声的体验式艺术活动。结果表明，实验组学生在死亡教育干预后自我效能感水平显着提高，存在焦虑水平没有增加。对年轻人进行死亡教育可以让他们掌握改善死亡相关事件管理和应对负面情绪的技能。