Nursing Science Quarterly
October 1, 2025
Terri L Shill, Pamela G. Reed, Janice D Crist
Emerging adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are vulnerable to diabetes distress, decreased diabetes self-care, and decreased well-being due to simultaneously managing complex self-care demands and meeting developmental goals. Self-transcendence is an inherent human process that helps to mitigate vulnerability and promote a sense of well-being. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study...
Nursing Science Quarterly
September 12, 2019
Elizabeth A. Fiske
The purpose of the study was to investigate the presence and relationship of self-transcendence and spiritual well-being in persons who have participated in short-term, faith-based, foreign, healthcare missions. This was a descriptive correlational study with the addition of open-ended questions. The mean Self-Transcendence Scale score for this sample was higher than mean scores of comparison...
Nursing Science Quarterly
July 2016
Sun Ju Chang, Eun Young Kwak, Bong-Jin Hahm et al.
This study evaluated the effects of meditation programs on nurses' power and quality of life. In this study, Barrett's power theory derived from Rogers' unitary human being science was used as a theoretical framework. A randomized controlled design with 50 recruited and randomly allocated participants was used. The results demonstrated that the eight-week meditation program significantly...
Nursing Science Quarterly
2010
The purpose of the study was to examine the relations among power, uncertainty, self-transcendence, and quality of life in breast cancer survivors from the perspective of Rogers’ science of unitary human beings. A correlational, cross-sectional study with purposive sampling ( n = 104) was conducted. The results included statistically significant correlations, explained variance, and mediating...
Nursing Science Quarterly
July 1, 1999
J Watson
This article describes the development of an instrument, the Assessment of Dream Experience. This instrument was developed within the context of Rogers's conceptual model, the science of unitary human beings, and was designed to measure dreaming as a beyond waking experience. A detailed description of the instrument and its psychometric properties is presented. Recommendations for future use...
Nursing Science Quarterly
December 1, 1990
Doris D. Coward
182 citations
The purpose of this exploratory study was to describe the lived-experience of self-transcendence in women with Stage IV breast cancer. A phenomenological approach was chosen for the research design and analysis. Five women who had lived with metastatic disease from 2 to 7 years described experiences from which they derived an increased sense of self-worth, purpose in life, and...