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- ItemThe Relationship Between Locus of control and Death Anxiety Among University Students in Gaza Strip(Al-Quds University, 2012-10-01) Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Ghunaim; احمد محمد احمد غنيمThis study aims to assess the relationship between locus of control and death anxiety among university students in Gaza strip. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in order to reveal the main variables that affect and affected by death anxiety. The instrument that was used in this study was self-constructed questionnaire, the questionnaire contained three sections; socio-demographic section, locus of control scale and death anxiety scale. All students (400) who learn in universities of Gaza governorate (Islamic university, Al-Azhar University, Al-Aqsa University and Open Al-Quds University) were selected by stratified random sampling, all study sample (400) responded and completed self-administered questionnaire, with a response rate 100%. There are no significant differences in the level of locus of control (internal-external) among university students due to sex, age, faculty, marital status, residency, academic level, governorate, birth order and religious commitment. But there are significant differences in the level of locus of control (internal-external) among university students due to university and losing a dear person during period of last year. There are no differences in the level of death anxiety among university students due to sex, age, faculty, marital status, losing a dear person during period of last year, academic level, governorate, university, birth order , university and religious commitment. But there is significant difference in the level of death anxiety among university students due to citizenship. There is a significant difference at in the level of death anxiety due to locus of control ( internal and external), and the difference in favor of External. There is a positive relationship between locus of control and death anxiety .