Geotranscendence an examination of a proposed extension to Erik Erikson's theory of identity development (2000). Annekatrien Verbraak https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/items/432185d0-efbf-4d9a-95a9-6d77256aecc0 http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/13622     minor revision January 2025 CT Recently, J. Erikson and Tomstam have proposed an extension of E. Erickon's theory of identity development to include an additional stage to account for identity development in the very old. Labeled 'Gerotranscendence', this theory proposes that elderly individuals must make a reorganization of their lives in order to face the final developmental challenge of impending death. This thesis was designed to make an initial evaluation of the psychological All participants completed a questionnaire to assess apects of personality, including tests components of geotranscendence. It was thought thatby making both qualitative for Erikson's concepts of integrity and despair. Across the three participating groups, and quantitative evaluations of individuals who display geotranscendental while there were no significant differences in geotranscendent scores, there were significant qualities, it would be possible to assess the validity of the concept. correlations between different personality characteristics and gerostrancendence. Consistent with the earlier findings by Tomstam, those individuals who recognized aspects of gerotranscendence as having meaning in their lives were able to link its onset to a traumatic event or events. skip Gerotranscendence