The Peak Experience and the Life History

Warmoth, Arthur

doi:10.1177/002216786300300108

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“…Studies have revealed that they often lead to positive changes in individuals’ lives. According to Maslow (1962, 1964, 1968), peak experiences can have permanent after-effects and add meaning to life, permanently changing how we view our lives (see also Frick’s work on transcendental psychology, 1982; Usher, 1989; Warmoth, 1963; Wuthnow, 1978). Laniere, Privette, Vodanovich, and Bundrick (1996) also found that most participants in their study considered their peak experience an important milestone in their lives.…”

Section: Music and Peak Experiencesmentioning

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How music changes our lives: A qualitative study of the long-term effects of intense musical experiences

Schäfer

Smukalla

Oelker

2013

Psychology of Music

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Intense musical experiences (IMEs) have proven to be of high significance for the people who have them. We investigated the long-term effects of such experiences on people’s way of life and developed a process model: (1) IMEs are characterized by altered states of consciousness, which leads to the experience of harmony and self-realization; (2) IMEs leave people with a strong motivation to attain the same harmony in their daily lives; (3) people develop manifold resources during an IME; (4) IMEs cause long-term changes to occur in people’s personal values, their perception of the meaning of life, social relationships, engagement, activities, and personal development. Results are discussed as they relate to spirituality and altered states of consciousness and conclusions are drawn from the process model that form a starting point for quantitative research. Results suggest that music can indeed change our lives – by making it more fulfilling, spiritual, and harmonious.

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Section: Music and Peak Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

How music changes our lives: A qualitative study of the long-term effects of intense musical experiences

Schäfer

Smukalla

Oelker

2013

Psychology of Music

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“…Humanistic psychology, which has become popular worldwide since the 1960s, has paved the way for positive psychology studies by centering on the positive characteristics and development capacity of the individual. This field argues that human beings cannot be reduced to components (Karaırmak & Siviş, 2016) and that they require context, meaning, and creativity (Resnick et al, 2001; Warmoth et al, 2001). Being the intellectual core of the human potential movement, humanistic psychology has found a wide impact zone on both psychology and culture in general.…”

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The Mediating Role of Positivity in the Relationship Between Loneliness at Work and Organizational Identity in School Counselors

Boyacı

Tabak

2022

International Journal of Educational Reform

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The aim of the study is to examine the mediator role of positivity in the relationship between loneliness at work and organizational identity in school counselors. The research group consists of 304 school counselors from preschool to high school at the time of the study. A personal information form, developed by researchers, along with a Positivity Scale, Loneliness at Work Scale, and Organizational Identity Perception Scale were administered to collect data. Mediation analysis revealed that positivity was a partial mediator in the relationship between loneliness at work and organizational identity in school counselors.

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“…The validity of the 'peak-experience' as an experiential phenomenon and important life experience has been established by numerous researchers (Thorne, 1963;Warmoth, 1963;Allen et al, 1964, Margoshes andLitt, 1966;McCain and Andrews, 1969;Blanchard, 1969;Ebersole, 1970Ebersole, , 1972Breed and Fagan, 1972;Hallaq, 1977;Wuthnow, 1978;Panzarella, 1980; 269 Peak experience and skydiving Privette, 1982Privette, , 1983Yeagle et al, 1989;Bundrick, 1989, 1991;Davis et al, 1991;Cleary and Shapiro, 1995). Key points from this literature are:…”

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The relevance of the peak experience to continued skydiving participation: a qualitative approach to assessing motivations

Lipscombe¹

1999

Leisure Studies

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A qualitative paradigm was used to determine the relevance of the peak experience as a factor of continued involvement in skydiving participation. Data sets from the literature, an interview process, and personal documents were collected, coded, analysed and interpreted for the purpose of understanding the nature of the skydiving experience. The research, which indicated the frequency and signi cance of a 'peak experience' to skydivers, provided an insight into the nature of the skydiving experience and the signi cance and importance of the experiential component for continued participation. The three sources of data relating to the skydiving experience provided a similarity across all respondents to such a degree that it was possible to conclude that a 'peak experience' was a common experience among veteran skydivers. So rewarding was the peak that it represented the most important factor explaining why veteran skydivers continued to jump.

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The Peak Experience and the Life History

Cited by 3 publications

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How music changes our lives: A qualitative study of the long-term effects of intense musical experiences

How music changes our lives: A qualitative study of the long-term effects of intense musical experiences

The Mediating Role of Positivity in the Relationship Between Loneliness at Work and Organizational Identity in School Counselors

The relevance of the peak experience to continued skydiving participation: a qualitative approach to assessing motivations

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