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Hence, the present study focused on two psychological constructs, namely Pain Catastrophising and Fear of Personal Death. The present research aims to evaluate the relationship between Pain Catastrophising and Fear of Personal Death as well as assess the predictive role of Pain Catastrophising for Fear of Personal Death.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st2\">\n<jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A correlational design was adopted for the present study. The sample consisted of 180 patients who were diagnosed with a brain tumour and were scheduled for surgery for the removal of the tumour. A purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the sample. Data were collected on two psychological measures, namely the Pain Catastrophising Scale and the Fear of Personal Death Scale. Pearson\u2019s product-moment method and regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st3\">\n<jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The findings highlight that there exists a positive association between the two components of Pain Catastrophising, namely Magnification (r = 0.644, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) and Helplessness (r = 0.456, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) with the Fear of Personal death. Rumination (0.026, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.05) component exhibited no association with Fear of Personal Death. Linear regression analysis reveals that magnification (R = 0.644, R2 = 0.414, F = 125.861, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) and helplessness (R = 0.456, R2 = 0.208, F = 46.857, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) are significant predictors of Fear of Personal Death for the selected sample.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st4\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Pain Catastrophising tendencies and feelings of Fear of Personal Death are prevalent amongst the selected cohort. 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