Investigation of the relationship between death perception and metacognitive awareness in children and predictive variables

OpenAlex İngilizce

This study examined the relationship between children’s perception of death and their metacognitive awareness, along with predictor variables including metacognitive awareness and demographic factors. The sample consisted of 471 Turkish children aged 8–11. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form (age, gender, parental age, education level, family structure, witnessed death status), the Death Concept in Children Scale, and the Metacognitive Awareness Scale-A Form. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, multiple linear regression, and path analyse were used. Results showed children’s perception of death and metacognitive awareness were above average. A moderately significant positive relationship was found between death perception and metacognitive awareness. A weakly significant positive relationship was found between death perception and age and father’s education. No significant relationship was found between metacognitive awareness and age, gender, parental age, education, or family structure. Demographic variables did not predict death perception or metacognitive awareness, but metacognitive awareness significantly predicted death perception.