Psychological aspects in unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) witnesses

IF 1.7 4区物理与天体物理 Q3 ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS

International Journal of Astrobiology Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI:10.1017/S1473550423000289

Gabriel G. de la Torre

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Abstract

Abstract In this study, we surveyed a total of 245 people about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), 93 who directly witnessed UAP. Paying special attention to the psychological impact of UAP, our study survey covered different aspects, including opinions on official UAP releases, the scientific approach to the phenomena and the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. This study found that UAP had a clear psychological impact on witnesses, with a transformative effect, and a benign form of a non-pathological obsessive-like interest in the topic we defined as the UAP deep psychological engagement triad. This deep psychological engagement triad is characterized by UAP topic being present in a witness's mind daily, with a self-recognized interest and appreciation for the topic and a need to talk about UAP topic, not necessarily the event they experienced. UAP appear to have a very specific impact focused on extra-terrestrial aspects and the phenomena itself, which is experienced as a life-changing event by direct witnesses. These psychological aspects are quantitatively and qualitatively objectifiable, and further research is needed in this direction since all research efforts appear currently focused on the physical aspects of these phenomena.

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不明异常现象（UAP）目击者的心理问题

摘要本研究对245人进行了不明异常现象(UAP)调查，其中93人直接目睹了不明异常现象。我们的研究调查特别关注UAP的心理影响，涵盖了不同方面，包括对官方UAP发布的意见，对现象的科学方法以及对外星智慧的探索。本研究发现，UAP对证人有明显的心理影响，具有变革性的影响，并且对我们定义为UAP深层心理参与三位一体的主题产生了一种良性的非病理性的痴迷式兴趣。这种深层的心理参与三位一体的特点是，目击证人每天都会想到UAP主题，对该主题有自我认识的兴趣和欣赏，并且需要谈论UAP主题，而不一定是他们经历的事件。UAP似乎有一个非常具体的影响，集中在外星方面和现象本身，这是一个直接目击者经历的改变生活的事件。这些心理方面在数量和质量上都是可客观化的，由于目前所有的研究工作似乎都集中在这些现象的物理方面，因此需要在这个方向上进行进一步的研究。

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International Journal of Astrobiology 地学天文-地球科学综合

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

11.80%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Astrobiology is the peer-reviewed forum for practitioners in this exciting interdisciplinary field. Coverage includes cosmic prebiotic chemistry, planetary evolution, the search for planetary systems and habitable zones, extremophile biology and experimental simulation of extraterrestrial environments, Mars as an abode of life, life detection in our solar system and beyond, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, the history of the science of astrobiology, as well as societal and educational aspects of astrobiology. Occasionally an issue of the journal is devoted to the keynote plenary research papers from an international meeting. A notable feature of the journal is the global distribution of its authors.