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Self-transcendence
— conceptualization and measurement | | Author(s) | Michael R Levenson, Patricia A Jennings, Carolyn M Aldwin |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 60, no 2, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 127-144 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Well being ; Attitude ; Evaluation ; Measurement ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Self-transcendence has been hypothesised to be a critical component of wisdom (Curnow,1999) and adaptation in later life (Tornstam, 1994). It reflects a decreasing reliance on externals for definition of the self, increasing interiority and spirituality, and a greater sense of connectedness with past and future generations. The Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory was administered to 351 University of California staff and students, along with the 5-factor NEO-FFI Personality Scale (McCrae and Costa, 1989). A principal axis factor analysis identified two factors: self-transcendence and alienation. The relationship between self-transcendence and neuroticism, openness to experience, extraversion and agreeableness were significant, although modest, suggesting that self-transcendence cannot be accounted for in terms of positive personality traits alone. As expected, a multiple regression analysis indicated that self-transcendence was negative related to neuroticism and positively related to mediation practice. The present study appears to lend support to the construct of self-transcendence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050504212 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: DP: 4C: 3R: 7T |
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