Death Anxiety Among Expectant Mothers: The Role Of Perceived Social Support And Personality Traits.

Abstract

Death Is One Of The Momentous Issues In Life.  Death Anxiety Is A Growing Issue Among Expectant Mothers With Major Health Implication On Both Mother And The Foetus And Several Factors May Be Behind It. This Paper Examines Death Anxiety Among Expectant Mothers: The Role Of Perceived Social Support And Personality Traits. This Study Was Conducted Among 205 Pregnant Women Who   Come To Antenatal In Three Major Hospitals In Anambra State Using Purposive Technique They Are: Regina Caeli Hospital Awka, St Joseph Hospital Adazi, And Visitation Hospital Umuchu. Participant Completed Type A Behavior Scale (Tabs), The Multidimensional Scale Of Perceived Social Support (Mspss) And Death Anxiety Scale (Das). The Result Of The Findings Reveals That Perceived Social Supports Will Not Predicts Death Anxiety Among Expectants Mothers And That Personality Type Will Not Predict Death Anxiety Among Expectant Mothers. The Implication Of The Study Is That Implication Of This Study Is That Whereas Personality Type A Or B Did Not Show Relationship With Death Anxiety Among Expectant Mothers In The Research, Perceived Social Support Did; This Shows That Enhanced Social Support Predisposes Expectant Mothers To Less Feeling Of Death Anxiety Implying Greater General Health For Both The Mother And The Foetus. It Is Recommended Therefore, That Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers And Family Therapists Should Promote Social Support Education Among Couples, In Families And Society At Large.