Disclosure habits after near-death experiences: Influences, obstacles, and listeners selection.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1995-14-1-p29-48 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 18 |
| Key points | Argues that disclosure of near-death experiences is shaped by major influences and obstacles and by how experiencers select listeners, and contends that secrecy can be either appropriate and nourishing or harmful, so experiencers should discern between beneficial disclosure and beneficial secrecy. |
Abstract
Article describing habits of disclosure regarding near-death experiences (NDEs). Major influences and obstacles to disclosure are discussed, as well as issues involved in listener selection. Finally, some comments about secrecy emphasize the importance of discerning between appropriate, nourishing choices of secrecy and choices of beneficial disclosure.
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
Cited by 8
- Incidence and correlates of near-death experiences in a cardiac care unit General Hospital Psychiatry July 1, 2003
- Near-Death Experiences and Spiritual Well-Being Journal of Religion and Health April 30, 2013
- Biological Aspects of Near-Death Experiences Perspectives in biology and medicine September 1, 1998
- Comparison of free description and semi-structured interview as methods of studying near-death experience National Psychological Journal 2021
- Near-death experiences: the mystical feeling of “crossing over” and its impact on faith and spirituality The Science of Religion, Spirituality, and Existentialism 2020
and 3 more in the library
Cites 5
- The Near-Death Experience Scale The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1, 1983
- Distressing Near-Death Experiences Psychiatry February 1, 1992
- Near-death experience as mystical experience. Journal of Religion and Health March 1, 1986
- Disclosure Decisions and Patterns After a Near-Death Experience. 1993
- Disclosure needs and motives after a near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995