期刊
BRAIN SCIENCES
卷 11, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070929
关键词
near-death experience; ego dissolution; out-of-body experience; self; experiencer; nature-relatedness
资金
- BIAL Foundation
- Belgian National Funds for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS)
- University and University Hospital of Liege
- fund Leon Fredericq
- Society for Psychical Research
- Fund Generet
- DOCMA project [EU-H2020-MSCA-RISE-778234]
- AstraZeneca Foundation
- European Union [945539]
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
- Center-TBI project [FP7HEALTH-602150]
- Public Utility Foundation 'Universite Europeenne du Travail'
- Fondazione Europea di Ricerca Biomedica
- Mind-Care Foundation
- Mind Science Foundation
- European Commission
- King Baudouin Foundation
The study found that the experience of dissolved ego-boundaries is a common feature of NDEs, with NDE-C total scores positively correlated with EDI total scores, as well as with the intensity of out-of-body experiences and a sense of unity.
Many people who have had a near-death experience (NDE) describe, as part of it, a disturbed sense of having a distinct self. However, no empirical studies have been conducted to explore the frequency or intensity of these effects. We surveyed 100 NDE experiencers (Near-Death-Experience Content [NDE-C] scale total score >= 27/80). Eighty participants had their NDEs in life-threatening situations and 20 had theirs not related to life-threatening situations. Participants completed the Ego-Dissolution Inventory (EDI) and the Ego-Inflation Inventory (EII) to assess the experience of ego dissolution and inflation potentially experienced during their NDE, respectively. They also completed the Nature-Relatedness Scale (NR-6) which measures the trait-like construct of one's self-identification with nature. Based on prior hypotheses, ratings of specific NDE-C items pertaining to out-of-body experiences and a sense of unity were used for correlational analyses. We found higher EDI total scores compared with EII total scores in our sample. Total scores of the NDE-C scale were positively correlated with EDI total scores and, although less strongly, the EII and NR-6 scores. EDI total scores were also positively correlated with the intensity of OBE and a sense of unity. This study suggests that the experience of dissolved ego-boundaries is a common feature of NDEs.
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