Death Anxiety in Malaysian and Australian University Students

Reported death anxiety in Malaysian and Australian individuals was compared. The Malaysian subjects were 125 university students residing in Australia, and the Australian subjects were 159 students at the same institutions. As predicted, Australian students had significantly, but only slightly, higher death anxiety scores than Malaysian students. Females had significantly higher death anxiety scores than males in both samples. The findings are explained in terms of factors in Eastern cultures that more effectively control fear of death.