Gender and Trauma in the Near-Death Experience: An Epidemiological and Theoretical Analysis
L. Audain
Journal of Near-Death Studies September 1, 1999 DOI: 10.1023/a:1022960229519 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | Argues that the fear-death experience model predicts NDEs are often preceded by trauma, a hypothesis not rejected by chi-squared analyses on over 500 cases, but the model's prediction of more male NDEs is rejected. Proposes that the FDE may account for some NDEs but not all. |
Abstract
In this article, I explore the nature of the “fear-death experience” (FDE) by way of an epidemiological analysis, and discuss the FDE as one of several causal theories of the near-death experience (NDE). I then pursue two hypotheses: (1) if the FDE model is correct, one would expect to find that a number of NDEs are preceded by traumatic experiences; and (2) if the FDE model is correct, one would expect to find that more NDEs are experienced by males than females. Chi-squared analyses on data from more than 500 NDE cases revealed that the first hypothesis cannot be rejected, while the second hypothesis can be rejected. I discuss the theoretical implications of these findings.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times | 1987 | Historical analysis | |
| Neuroscience and the Near-Death Experience: Roles for the NMSA-PCP receptor, the sigma receptor and the endopsychosins | 1990 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Implications of near-death experiences for a postmaterialist psychology. | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-death experiences between science and prejudice | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cites 14
- The Near-Death Experience Scale The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1, 1983
- A typology of near-death experiences American Journal of Psychiatry August 1, 1985
- The out-of-body experience: a phenomenological typology based on questionnaire responses American Journal of Psychiatry April 1, 1982
- Precognitive and prophetic visions in near-death experiences. 1982
- Near-death experiences and religion: A further investigation Journal of Religion and Health 1984
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