リハビリテーションを学ぶ大学生のアイデンティティと死生観に関する研究

Identity and attitudes toward death among university rehabilitation students

要旨：リハビリテーションを学ぶ大学生（以下，リハ学生）のアイデンティティ（以下，ID）と死生観の関連を理解することが目的である．236名に下山のID尺度，平井らの死生観尺度に回答してもらった．結果，男女両学生ともID基礎と死への恐怖・不安，死への関心の間に弱い負の相関，ID確立と人生における目的意識の間に中等度の正の相関，ID基礎と人生における目的意識の間に弱い正の相関が認められた．さらに女子学生のみID確立および基礎と解放としての死の間に弱い負の相関が認められた．今回の結果は，一般学生対象の先行研究と違い，男女両学生ともID基礎と死への恐怖・不安に弱い負の相関が認められ，リハ学生の特徴が示唆された．

　The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between identity and attitudes toward death among rehabilitation university students. A total of 236 students answered Shimoyama's Identity Scale and Hirai's Death Attitudes Inventory. Significant weak negative correlations were found between Basic identity and Death anxiety, as well as between Basic identity and Death concern for both male and female students. A significant moderate positive correlation was found between Established identity and Life purpose, and a significant weak positive correlation was found between Basic identity and Life purpose for both male and female students. Furthermore, significant weak negative correlations were found between Established identity and Death relief, as well as for Basic identity and Death relief for female students. Unlike prior research regarding general students, only weak negative correlations were found between Basic identity and Death anxiety. This study revealed specific characteristics in university students studying rehabilitation.