• DOI:10.1037/1089-2680.10.4.302
Corpus ID: 16046903

Rediscovering the Later Version of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Self-Transcendence and Opportunities for Theory, Research, and Unification

@article{KoltkoRivera2006RediscoveringTL,
  title={Rediscovering the Later Version of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Self-Transcendence and Opportunities for Theory, Research, and Unification},
  author={Mark E. Koltko-Rivera},
  journal={Review of General Psychology},
  year={2006},
  volume={10},
  pages={302 - 317}
}

• Mark E. Koltko-Rivera
• Published 2006
• Psychology
• Review of General Psychology

The conventional description of Abraham Maslow's (1943, 1954) hierarchy of needs is inaccurate as a description of Maslow's later thought. Maslow (1969a) amended his model, placing self-transcendence as a motivational step beyond self-actualization. Objections to this reinterpretation are considered. Possible reasons for the persistence of the conventional account are described. Recognizing self-transcendence as part of Maslow's hierarchy has important consequences for theory and research: (a… Expand

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