Self-transcendence
Self-transcendence
3 items
2020
α 0.90-0.92
Free
Dunn, L., White, K., & Dahl, D.W.
What it measures
Belief that some part of oneself persists beyond death, measured across three items.
Response Format
7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)
Representative items
- I feel like a part of me will live on forever, I feel like I will be remembered.
- I know someone will always have a piece of me even after I’m gone.
- I feel like I am making a lasting contribution to the community.
Citation
Dunn, L., White, K., & Dahl, D.W. (2020). A Little Piece of Me: When Mortality Reminders Lead to Giving to Others. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(3), 431-453.
Keywords
self-transcendencemortalitylegacy