A Rasch scaling validation of a ‘core’ near-death experience.
For those with true near-death experiences (NDEs), Greyson's (1983, 1990) NDE Scale satisfactorily fits the Rasch rating scale model, thus yielding a unidimensional measure with interval-level scaling properties. With increasing intensity, NDEs reflect peace, joy and harmony, followed by insight and...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Psychology Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 161 - 178 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May 2004
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