Nursing Research
January 1, 1991
Pamela G. Reed
327 citations
Older adults aged 80 to 97 reported four patterns of self-transcendence important to their emotional well-being: Generativity, Introjectivity, Temporal Integration, and Body-Transcendence. A relationship between self-transcendence and mental health, consistent with prior research, was supported by correlation and matrix analyses, indicating that expanding self boundaries is important for emotional well-being in the oldest-old.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
January 1, 1996
Doris D. Coward, Pamela G. Reed
166 citations
Self-transcendence—reaching beyond personal boundaries—may serve as a resource for healing in people facing end-of-life issues from aging or life-threatening illness. It can foster a sense of well-being through an intensified awareness of wholeness and integration across all dimensions of being. This paper draws on clinical and empirical literature to propose a link between self-transcendence and healing, and suggests approaches nurses can use to facilitate self-transcendence.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
September 18, 2009
Pamela G. Reed
118 citations
Self-transcendence, a developmentally based resource, supports mental health by helping individuals expand their boundaries and find meaning. The Self-Transcendence Scale is introduced as a tool for mental health nursing practice and research to assess this resource.
Journal of Holistic Nursing
February 26, 2007
Jennifer J. Runquist, Pamela G. Reed
97 citations
Among 61 sheltered homeless adults, spiritual perspective, self-transcendence, health status, and well-being were positively and significantly correlated. Fatigue was inversely correlated with health status and well-being. Self-transcendence and health status together explained 59% of the variance in well-being. The findings support Reed's theory of self-transcendence, which holds that people can integrate difficult life situations. Homeless individuals possess spiritual, emotional, and physical capacities that health care professionals can use to promote well-being.
September 29, 2018
Pamela G. Reed
69 citations
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J Holist Nurs
May 29, 2024
Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Lucas Oliveira Maia, Pamela G. Reed
3 citations
Psychedelics may help alleviate existential and spiritual suffering in people with serious illnesses by facilitating self-transcendence, a process of expanding personal boundaries and finding new meaning. The theory of self-transcendence provides a framework for understanding how psychedelic experiences can reduce anxiety, depression, and spiritual distress in palliative care. The authors suggest that psychedelic therapy, by inducing states of connection and inner peace, addresses the meaning crisis often faced by those with life-threatening conditions. This theoretical link indicates that psychedelics could be a valuable tool for improving emotional well-being and spiritual well-being at the end of life.