Die Rolle von Kontrollüberzeugungen und religiösem Glauben in der Entwicklung paranormaler Vorstellungen
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15135/2016.4.1.21-49Abstract
Ziel dieser Studie war die Untersuchung der Rolle der individuellen Kontrollüberzeugungen, der Stärke
des religiösen Glaubens sowie der religiösen Zugehörigkeit (Muslim, Christ, Jude, Hindu, Atheist/Agnostiker) für den paranormalen Glauben.
Einer Stichprobe von männlichen und weiblichen Personen mit verschiedenen ethnischen und religiösen
Hintergründe wurden das „Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSORF), die
„Locus of Control Scale und die „Revised Paranormal Belief Scale“ vorgegeben sowie demographische
Informationen erhoben.
Die Ergebnisse der Studie zeigen die Annahme bestätigt, dass der Glaube an externe Kontrolle mit
einem höheren Ausmaß an paranormalem Glauben assoziiert ist. Die Zusammenhänge zwischen religiöser
Zugehörigkeit, Glaubensstärke und paranormalem Glauben waren signifikant. Keine Unterschiede
zeigten sich zwischen männlichen und weiblichen Probanden in den Kontrollüberzeugungen,
im paranormalen Glauben und im religiösen Glauben. Die Ergebnisse verweisen auf die Komplexität
der Beziehungen zwischen religiösem und paranormalem Glauben und deren Untersuchung aufgrund
ihrer multidimensionalen Natur. Vorschläge für zukünftige Studien in diesem Bereich werden präsentiert.
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