Predicting Death Anxiety Based on Dark Personality Traits and Stress Resilience in Female Intensive Care Unit Nurses
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Death anxiety, dark personality traits, resilience, nurses, intensive care unitAbstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of dark personality traits and stress resilience in predicting death anxiety among female intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. This study employed a descriptive-correlational design. The statistical population included all female ICU nurses working in public hospitals in Tehran in 2023. A sample of 212 nurses was selected using multistage cluster random sampling. The instruments used were Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale (1970), the Dark Triad Personality Questionnaire by Jonason and Webster (2010), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression in SPSS version 26. Results indicated a significant positive correlation between dark personality traits and death anxiety (r = 0.45, p < 0.01) and a significant negative correlation between stress resilience and death anxiety (r = -0.41, p < 0.01). Regression analysis showed that dark personality traits positively and stress resilience negatively predicted death anxiety (F = 48.67, p < 0.01, R² = 0.42). The findings suggest that female nurses with higher levels of dark personality traits experience greater death anxiety, whereas resilience serves as a protective factor in reducing death anxiety. These results highlight the importance of training programs to enhance resilience and mitigate the negative effects of dark personality traits in ICU nurses.
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