Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Version of the Death Attitudes Profile- Revised (DAP-R) Instrument

Omega (Westport). 2025 Nov;92(1):273-283. doi: 10.1177/00302228231181256. Epub 2023 Jun 3.

Abstract

The Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R), one of the most widely used scales for assessing death attitudes is a multidimensional questionnaire capable of measuring a wide range of attitudes towards death. The aim of our study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Serbian version of the DAP-R. The study was conducted in October 2022 and included a total of 547 students of the Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade (FMUB). Based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient values, our data show good reliability of the DAP-RSp (Serbian version). In our study, the confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit of the data to the original factor structure with minor discrepancy; compared to the original version (five factors), our analysis yielded one more factor (six factors in total), however, almost all items had factor loading >0.3 on the appropriate scale.

Keywords: cross-cultural adaption; death attitude profile-revised (DAP-R); psychometric properties.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Attitude to Death*
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psychometrics*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Serbia
  • Surveys and Questionnaires / standards
  • Young Adult