Near-death encounters with and without near-death experiences: Comparative NDE scale profiles.
The Journal of near-death studies January 1, 1990 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1990-8-3-p151-161. via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractIn a retrospective comparison of 183 people who reported near-death experiences and 63 who did not, the two groups were similar in age, gender, and time since the event. Those with near-death experiences endorsed all 16 items on the NDE Scale more frequently than those without such experiences.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Retrospective study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 246 |
| Population | Persons who reported near-death encounters |
| Keywords | Cause of death Scale ratio Medicine Psychology Disease |
| Key finding | Near-death experiencers reported all 16 items of the NDE Scale significantly more often than nonexperiencers. |
Abstract
In a retrospective study contrasting the near-death encounters of 183 persons who reported near-death experiences and 63 persons who reported no near-death experience, the two groups did not differ in age, gender, or time elapsed since the near-death encounter. Near-death experiencers reported all 16 items of the NDE Scale significantly more often than did nonexperiencers.