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Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the sample (N = 601)

From: The effect of gratitude on death anxiety is fully mediated by optimism in Lebanese adults following the 2023 earthquake

Variable

N (%)

Gender

 

 Male

224 (37.3%)

 Female

377 (62.7%)

Marital status

 

 Single

456 (75.9%)

 Married

145 (24.1%)

Education

 

 Secondary or les

110 (18.3%)

 University

491 (81.7%)

Religion

 

 Christian

288 (47.9%)

 Muslim

313 (52.1%)

Living in a building

 

 No

106 (17.6%)

 Yes

495 (82.4%)

Lived a previous disaster

 

 No

544 (90.5%)

 Yes

57 (9.5%)

Felt the earthquake

 

 No

46 (7.7%)

 Yes

555 (92.3%)

Injury because of the earthquake

 

 No

600 (9.8%)

 Yes

1 (0.2%)

Family or close friend injured because of the earthquake

 

 No

589 (98.0%)

 Yes

12 (2.0%)

Witnessed the consequences of the earthquake

 

 No

577 (96.0%)

 Yes

24 (4.0%)

 

Mean ± SD

Death anxiety

46.77 ± 14.18

Optimism

4.66 ± 1.27

Gratitude

20.40 ± 4.67

Age (years)

29.91 ± 12.61

Household crowding index (person/room)

1.04 ± 0.51

Financial burden

7.60 ± 2.38