Andrew J Duarte

Narrative Self-Transcendence: Decreased Regret and Increased Acceptance Over Late Midlife.

Journal of Personality March 24, 2025 Hollen N Reischer, Nathan G Couch, Mya N Wright et al.

Introduction: Self-transcendence-connectedness within and beyond the self-is a complex phenomenon theorized to increase with age, but evidence is mixed. This longitudinal study is the first to investigate changes in self-transcendence across late midlife using life story narratives. Method: We tracked self-reported and narrative identity self-transcendence scores of 163 participants as they...