Unravelling relationship between Stigmatization and Death Anxiety among Cancer Patients: Role of Gender
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https://doi.org/10.61506/Keywords:
Stigmatization, death anxietyAbstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate relationship of perceived stigma and death anxiety among newly diagnosed cancer patients. Correlational research design was used to conduct this quantitative study. Survey was used as a method of data collection. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample of 150 cancer patients. Data were analyzed on SPSS. Findings reveal that there is positive relationship between perceived cancer stigma and death anxiety. Moreover, perceived cancer related stigma is a significant positive predictor of death anxiety. The results reveal that men and women are both experiencing cancer-related stigmatization in Pakistan. However, women face a higher level of stigmatization and higher fear of death than men. Furthermore, results confirm that the cancer-related stigma faced by the diagnosed patients induces the fear of death. It is recommended that clinical psychologists and psychotherapists should provide their role in counterturning stigmatization, death anxiety and psychological disturbance.
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