Abstract

Research on death-related attitudes needs complex assessment instruments for multicultural contexts. The French version of the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory was factor analytically constructed with data from Europe and Canada (N = 370). The 24-item instrument with five and three scales in the fear and acceptance domain, respectively, shows favorable psychometric properties. The influence of social desirability is negligible. Women tended to express stronger fears and weaker acceptance of dying and death. Gender differences emerged concerning Fear of One’s Own Dying and Fear of Corpses, with women scoring higher than men on both dimensions. The importance of assessing attitudes toward dying and death transdiagnostically is outlined.

摘要

对死亡相关态度的研究需要针对多元文化背景的复杂评估工具。法语版的死亡多维定向和死亡清单是根据来自欧洲和加拿大的数据进行因子分析构建的 ( N  = 370)。在恐惧和接受领域分别具有五个和三个量表的 24 项工具显示出良好的心理测量特性。社会期望的影响可以忽略不计。女性倾向于表达更强烈的恐惧和更弱的死亡和死亡接受度。对自己死亡的恐惧和对尸体的恐惧出现了性别差异，女性在这两个维度上的得分都高于男性。概述了评估对死亡和跨诊断死亡态度的重要性。