本研究以嘉義縣市老年人為施測對象，有效樣本582份。研究方法採問卷調查方式進行，進行量化分析，經項目分析後修改蔡明昌編制之「大學生來生信念量表」、嚴景惠編制之「大學生宗教信仰問卷」及自編葬式規劃問卷為老年人施測工具，將填答資料進行分析討論後，獲致結論如下：一、老年人傾向接受審判、救贖與因果報應的決定機制。二、老年人傾向接受人死後將會去天堂、地獄、投胎輪迴、另一個人間或成神成鬼。三、老年人之性別、教育程度對來生信念有顯著性影響。四、老年人之經濟狀況、族群對來生信念有顯著性影響。五、老年人之兒子人數對來生信念有顯著性影響。六、老年人參與宗教活動的頻率偏低，肯定宗教信念存在的價值。七、老年人傾向想過身後事採用之葬式、傾向曾交代身後事之葬式、傾向認同火、土葬、傾向不會考慮環保自然葬、傾向不接受未將骨灰永久保存。八、老年人的來生信念與葬式規劃有顯著相關九、老年人宗教信仰與葬式規劃有顯著相關十、老年人宗教信仰與來生信念有顯著相關 The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among religious beliefs, afterlife beliefs and funeral planning. In order to achieve the purpose mentioned above, a questionnaire survey method was conducted, 582 old peoples completed three questionnaires.The analysis of the data revealed the following main conclusions:1. The old peoples intended to accept the judgment, redemption and retributive justice decision mechanism in Taiwan.2. The old peoples intended to accept that people will go to the heaven, the hell, the samsara, the other world and turn into the god or the ghost. 3. The gender and the level of education of the old peoples have a significant influence with their afterlife beliefs.4. The economic situation and the ethnic group of the old peoples have a significant influence with their afterlife beliefs.5. The sun population of the old peoples have a significant influence with their afterlife beliefs.6. The old peoples seldom attend the religious activities, but confirm religious faith in the value of existence.7.The old peoples intended to think the funeral after death matter, ever tell the funeral after death matter, identify the cremation and the interment, don’t consider the natural funeral of environmental, don’t accept that don’t preserve ash permanently.8. A significant correlation was found between the old peoples’ afterlife beliefs and funeral planning.9. A significant correlation was found between the old peoples’ religious beliefs and funeral planning.10. A significant correlation was found between the old peoples’ religious beliefs and religious beliefs.
