Electromagnetic aftereffects of near-death experiences.
J. Holden, J. Miner
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2008 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2008-27-2-p83-110 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quantitative retrospective study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 102 |
| Population | Adults who had an NDE, a close brush with death without an NDE, or no close brush with death |
| Measures | Electromagnetic Experiences Questionnaire, Near Death Experience Scale |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | NDErs reported a greater incidence of electromagnetic effects than the other two groups. NDEs tended to mark an increase in electromagnetic effects more than close brushes with death or life-changing events, and deeper NDEs correlated with more such effects. |
Abstract
Near-death experiencers (NDErs) have reported malfunction of electrical devices in their vicinities (Atwater, 1994; Bonenfant, 2005; Ring, 1992; Ring & Valarino, 2000). In this quantitative, retrospective study we investigated electromagnetic effects among NDErs, people who reported a close brush with death without an NDE, and people who reported never having been close to death but who used their most life-changing event as a past reference point. All participants completed a demographic questionnaire and two versions of the researchers-developed Electromagnetic Experiences Questionnaire: during the past year and before the designated life event. Participants who reported a close brush with death also completed the Near Death Experience Scale (Greyson, 1983). Participants were adults with equivalent demographics: 36 NDErs, 20 nonNDErs who reported a close brush with death, and 46 people who had not been close to death. Results were a greater incidence of reported electromagnetic effects among NDErs than among participants in the other two groups; that retrospectively reported NDEs, more than close brushes with death or life-changing events, tended to mark an increase in electromagnetic effects; and that more electromagnetic effects were correlated with deeper NDEs. Implications for future research are discussed.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-death experience in survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective study in the Netherlands Cardiac patients successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest in ten Dutch hospitals | 2001 | Prospective cohort study | n = 344 |
| Incidence and correlates of near-death experiences in a cardiac care unit Cardiac inpatients at a tertiary care center | 2003 | Observational cohort | n = 1,595 |
| Features of "near-death experience" in relation to whether or not patients were near death Patients who believed they were near death during an illness or after an injury and... | 1990 | Observational cohort | n = 58 |
| The phenomenology of near-death experiences Subjects who reported near-death experiences | 1980 | Retrospective study | n = 78 |
| Near-Death Experiences and the Temporal Lobe Individuals who reported having had a near-death experience during a life-threatening... | 2004 | Observational cohort |