Self-transcendence (ST) among very old people--its associations to social and medical factors and development over five years.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2015 Astrid Norberg, Berit Lundman, Yngve Gustafson et al.
The aims of this study were to describe the associations between ST and psychological and physical wellbeing among oldest old people and to test the influence of negative life events on ST, and the predictive value of the self-transcendence scale (STS) for mortality. ST has been identified as a valuable resource for transcending psychological and physical suffering and has been related to...
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.04.003 (opens in new tab)
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Depression
Negative life-events
Oldest old
Self-transcendence