Hedyeh Mansoori - Department of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan, Iran
Mahmoud Shirazi - Department of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan, Iran

Background & Objective: This research aimed to study the role of the meaning of life in death anxiety and suicidal thoughts in women with cancer.Materials & Methods: The method of this research is correlation. The statistical population of the study included all women with cancer referred to Tawheed Hospital in Sanandaj City in ۱۴۰۰-۱۴۰۱. The sample size consists of one hundred people selected by purposive sampling. To collect data, Steger's Meaning in Life (MLQ), Templer's Death (DAS), and Beck's Suicidal Thoughts (BSSI) questionnaires were used. SPSS software was used in this research.Results: The information was analyzed using correlation tests and regression analysis. The regression conclusions showed that the meaning of life has an inverse relationship with suicidal thoughts, and death anxiety has a direct relationship with suicidal thoughts. The Pearson correlation results showed that the meaning of life predicts death anxiety and suicidal thoughts.Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded that the meaning of life plays an instrumental role in the death anxiety and suicidal thoughts of women with cancer.

Cancer, Women with Cancer, Death anxiety, Meaning in Life, Women