有神论观念是否会影响人的死亡焦虑，是心理学家一直很关心的问题。然 而，过往研究大多采用相关研究的方法，难以探究两者之间的因果联系。本文 采取实验研究与相关研究相结合的方法，研究有神论观念如何影响人的死亡 焦虑。 实验一采用相关研究的方法，招募了 188 名被试，询问被试抱持无神论 观念还是有神论观念，持不确定态度的被试被排除在实验外，并通过自评量表 测量被试的死亡焦虑。斯皮尔曼相关分析表明，被试是否持有有神论观念与被 试的死亡焦虑水平之间并没有显著的相关关系。 实验二在实验一的基础上，进一步采取实验操纵的方式操纵被试的有神 论信念。采取 2×2 两因素实验设计，对于持有神论观念与无神论观念的被试， 分别使用不同的实验材料引导其更相信或是更不相信有神论，之后测量被试 的死亡焦虑，将前后死亡焦虑水平的差值作为因变量。方差分析表明，操纵方 式、有神论信念的的主效应均不显著，二者的交互作用亦不显著。 以上分析表明，暂时没有明确的证据支持有神论观念可以影响被试的死 亡焦虑。

Psychologists have been concerned about whether theism will affect people's death anxiety. However, most of the previous studies used the method of correlation research, and it was difficult to explore the causal link between the two. This paper adopts the method of combining experimental research and related research to study how theism affects people's death anxiety. Study 1 adopted the method of related research, recruited 188 subjects, and asked the subjects whether they held atheism or theism. Those with uncertain attitudes were excluded from the experiment, and the death of the subjects was measured through the self-evaluation scale anxiety. Spearman's correlation analysis showed that there was no significant correlation between whether the subjects held theistic concept and the death anxiety level of the subjects. On the basis of Study 1, Study 2 further manipulated the theistic beliefs of the subjects by means of experimental manipulation. A 2×2 mixed experimental design was adopted. For the subjects who held the concept of theism and the concept of atheism, different experimental materials were used to guide them to believe in theism more or less. difference as the dependent variable. Analysis of variance showed that the main effects of manipulation mode and theism belief were not significant, and the interaction between the two was not significant. The above analysis shows that there is currently no clear evidence to support that theism can affect the death anxiety of the subjects.