Table 5.

Four varimax factor loadings (>0.50) of the Farsi version of the Reasons for Death Fear Scale (RDFS) in Iranian nurses (n = 106).^a

RDFS Items	Component
	1	2	3	4
1. Fear of heavenly punishment	0.607	−0.065	0.469	0.306
2. Worry about one's offspring	0.146	0.044	0.348	0.752
3. Too many sins	0.602	−0.195	0.487	0.177
4.Life teems with meaningful things	0.395	0.593	−0.016	0.462
5.Parting from the relatives and beloved	0.284	0.471	0.033	0.594
6.Leaving behind secular pleasures	0.039	0.748	0.091	0.102
7.Fear of hell and doomsday	0.685	−0.008	0.376	0.228
8.Terribly strenuous moment when the soul parts from the body	0.810	0.234	0.096	0.114
9.Failure to perform religious duties and obligations	0.817	0.206	0.075	0.104
10.Death entails so many vague and unknown issues	0.572	0.262	0.063	0.235
11. Element of surprise in death	0.491	0.383	0.119	0.450
12. Lack of faith	0.642	0.497	−0.065	0.058
13. Grieving of loved ones	−0.015	0.096	0.814	0.279
14. Torture of the grave	0.585	0.394	0.396	−0.250
15. Acute pains associated with dying	0.416	0.226	0.672	−0.046
16. Grieving over what one will leave behind, e.g. wealth, valuables, etc.	0.077	0.799	−0.004	0.256
17. Loss of self or identity	0.140	0.760	0.146	−0.159
18. Death puts an end to one's plans and objectives	0.417	0.571	0.031	0.216
Eigenvalue	4.47	3.49	2.06	1.88
% of variance	24.87	19.41	11.44	10.46
% of total variance	66.20

Note:Factor 1 (items: 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 14): Fear of Pain and Punishment.

Factor 2 (items: 4, 6, 16, 17, and 18): Fear of Losing Worldly Involvements.

Factor 3 (items: 13, and 15): Religious Transgressions and Failures.

Factor 4 (items: 2, and 5): Parting from Loved Ones.

^aItems of high loadings (>0.50) are given in bold to clearly differentiate the factors.