Paranormal beliefs,
religious beliefs and personality correlates
By
Chris Huntley, Bsc (Hons),
and
Tim Peeters, Lic Psyc, MSc Psych
Presented in April 2005 at Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K.
Supervisor: Professor Neil Dagnall
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This study showed that religious beliefs and paranormal beliefs are indeed associated, confirming initial exploratory studies that suggested some kind of relationship between the two (Goode, 2000; Haraldsson, 1981). The other mixed results reflect the need for further research in both religiosity and in particular paranormal beliefs to see if a consistent pattern of results may emerge.
Dedicated to Paul Ricoeur, 1913-2005, who past away during the last weeks of finishing this article.
and to all the volunteers who took part in this study.
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SECTION |
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1.0 |
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1.1 |
Paranormal Beliefs and Personality |
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1.2 |
Religious Beliefs and Personality |
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1.3 |
Paranormal and Religious Beliefs |
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2.1 |
Design |
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2.2 |
Participants |
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2.3 |
Materials |
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2.3.1 |
Paranormal Belief Scale |
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Religious Belief Scale |
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2.3.3 |
Personality Scale |
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2.4 |
Procedure |
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2.5 |
Ethics |
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3.0 |
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3.1 |
Internal Consistencies |
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3.2 |
Religiosity and Paranormal Beliefs |
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3.3 |
Paranormal Beliefs and Personality Factors |
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3.4 |
Paranormal Beliefs and Gender |
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3.5 |
Religiosity and Personality Factors |
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3.6 |
Openness to Experience and the Religiosity subscales |
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3.7 |
Summary |
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4.0 |
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4.1 |
Paranormal Beliefs and Religiosity |
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4.2 |
Paranormal Beliefs and Personality |
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4.3 |
Paranormal Beliefs and Gender |
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4.4 |
Religiosity and Personality Factors |
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4.5 |
Post-Critical Belief Scale (PCBS) and the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale (RPBS) |
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4.6 |
Problems with the Study |
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4.7 |
Suggestions for Future Research |
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4.8 |
Summary |
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APPPENDIX 1 |
Paranormal Belief Scale: Revised Paranormal Belief Scale (RPBS), Tobayck (1988) |
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APPENDIX 2 |
Religious Belief Scale: Post-Critical Belief Scale (PCBS), Hutsebaut et al. (1996, 1997, 2000) |
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APPENDIX 3 |
Personality Scale: NEO-PI-R, Costa and McCrae (1978, 1992, 1995) |
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APPENDIX 4 |
Questionnaire Introduction |
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APPENDIX 5 |
Raw Data |
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Correspondence concerning this article should be sent to Chris Huntley, Bsc (Hons), (chris.huntley@gmail.com), and to Tim Peeters, Lic Psyc, MSc Psych (Timpeetersleuven@gmail.com)
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