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The Structure of Paranormal Beliefs Among Australian Psychology Students

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posted on 2023-05-16, 16:36 authored by Martin GrimmerMartin Grimmer, White, KD
A 46-item paranormal belief questionnaire was given to 836 Australian psychology students. Paranormal items, derived from the popular media, were rated on a 5-point strength of evidence scale. Responses to the questionnaire were correlated and subjected to a principle axis factor analysis, followed by orthogonal and oblique rotation. A seven-factor Obliquely rotated solution, accounting for 38.49% of the variance, was chosen as most interpretable. The seven factor were identified as popular science, obscure unbelief, traditional religion, alternative treatments, paratherapies, functional psi, and structural psi. Results thus provide support for the multidimensional structure of paranormal beliefs. © 1990 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Publication title

The Journal of Psychology

Volume

124

Issue

4

Pagination

357-370

ISSN

0022-3980

Department/School

TSBE

Publisher

Heldref Publications

Place of publication

Washington DC

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in human society

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