Near-death experience patterns from research in the Salt Lake City region.
The Journal of near-death studies 1994 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1994-13-2-p115-127. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 100 |
| Population | Individuals in the Salt Lake City, Utah, region who claimed to have had a near-death experience or related spiritual event |
| Duration | 1990 to 1993 |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 7 |
| Key findings | The 68 published case studies corroborated patterns already reported in other near-death research and also revealed patterns not previously reported. According to the authors, the most unusual new pattern was reported by those who saw themselves during their NDE in a premortal environment. |
Abstract
From 1990 to 1993, approximately 100 subjects in the Salt Lake City, Utah, region were interviewed who claimed to have had a near-death experience (NDE) or analogous spiritual event.Of those, 68 case studies were reported in two books (Gibson, 1992(Gibson, , 1993)).These cases corroborated pat terns previously encountered in other researchers' near-death studies, and divulged some new patterns not previously reported.The most unusual new pattern was reported by those who saw themselves during their NDE in a premortal environment.In 1990 Carol and Arvin Gibson began interviewing in the Salt Lake City, Utah, region individuals who claimed to have had a near death experience (NDE) or related spiritual event.The purpose of the research was to determine what patterns, if any, could be ascer tained from this group of people.