This study aimed to investigate the relationship between death anxiety levels at pre-exposure to human donor remains, post-exposure self-worth, and post-exposure death anxiety levels, among a sample of Irish medical students. A multi-wave prospective study was conducted, using questionnaires administered at six time-points. Path analysis was used to investigate the effect of pre-exposure death anxiety levels and post-exposure self-worth on post-exposure death anxiety levels. Baseline death anxiety was found to predict post-exposure death anxiety. Furthermore, self-worth at one month of exposure was found to mediate the relationship between pre-exposure death anxiety levels and death anxiety levels at six months.

Assisting Living and Learning Institute Maynooth University Maynooth Ireland

Centre for Global Health Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland

Centre for Rehabilitation Studies Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa

Department of Psychology Maynooth University Maynooth Ireland

Olomouc University Social Health Institute Palacký University Olomouc Czech Republic

School of Applied Psychology University College Cork Cork Ireland

School of Psychology Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland

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