Background. Measures of self-transcendence and ego-dissolution typically operationalize transcendence as an attenuation or loosening of ordinary self-boundaries, and less often distinguish passive self-loss from integrated forms of identity expansion that may preserve or strengthen agency. Objective. We introduce and evaluate the Meta Self Scale (MSS), a 16-item measure of integrated...
This preregistered study examines the preliminary validation of the Meta Self Scale (MSS), a 16-item self-report measure assessing four dimensions of identity transformation: Ego-Self Dissolution, Expanded Identity, Unity, and Agency. The study examines the theoretical proposal that ego attenuation may co-occur with expanded identity, felt unity, and preserved agency within an integrated...