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The facts about death and dying are the most emotional and complex topics of childhood. As the acquisition and development of the death concept has been a topic of interest for decades the main goal of the present study was the investigation of the relationship between awareness of death concept and depression among children seven to nine years old. To this end, a sample of 103 male and female students was selected from the first, second, and third grades of elementary schools. The participants answered the questions of the Death Interview for Children and Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Data analysis showed that all the subcomponents of death concept significantly and positively correlated with depression in children. In addition, the results of stepwise regression analysis revealed that only Inevitability subcomponent can predict depression in children. With regard to these findings, awareness of death concept can contribute to children's depression. But, a mature awareness of death concept is not so. The results were discussed based on the stress exposure model of depression.
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