Death education and photovoice at school: A workshop with Italian high school students

Death Stud. 2023;47(3):279-286. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2052206. Epub 2022 Mar 18.

Abstract

The study shows the effects of a death education workshop with Italian high school students. Students (N = 416) from 10 high schools throughout Italy participated: 212 in the experimental group and 204 in the control group. Four weekly, two-hour workshops about the themes of death, with theoretical lessons and an experiential artistic activity of photovoice. Results show that the students in the experimental group showed significantly increased self-efficacy levels and existential anxiety levels did not increase after death education intervention. Educating youth about death could give them the skills to improve the management of death-related events and cope with negative emotions.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Schools*
  • Students* / psychology