Assessing Implicit Spirituality in a non-WEIRD Population: Development and Validation of an Implicit Measure of New Age and Paranormal Beliefs

IF 1.7 2区哲学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Pub Date : 2020-04-02 DOI:10.1080/10508619.2019.1661198

E. Maraldi, M. Farias

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Abstract

ABSTRACT There is a growing interest in the study of the cognitive processes underpinning New Age and Paranormal beliefs (NAPBs). However, there is a scarcity of research on this topic using non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) populations. The main purpose of this study was to develop an implicit association test (IAT) of NAPBs using a non-WEIRD sample (from a general Brazilian population). In addition, the study also explored if the association between implicit and explicit beliefs would be stronger than previously reported for studies conducted with WEIRD populations. The sample consisted of 615 respondents, 65.2% male, with a mean age of 36.5. As expected, the IAT correlated positively with a self-report scale of NAPBs and of spiritual practices, but it presented a higher correlation coefficient (r = .45, p < .001) than usually found with WEIRD populations. Additionally, the IAT was able to discriminate between believers and skeptics. The paper ends by addressing the cultural implications of the present findings.

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评估非weird人群的内隐灵性:新时代和超自然信仰的内隐测量的发展和验证

人们对新时代和超自然信仰(napb)的认知过程的研究越来越感兴趣。然而，关于这一主题的研究很少使用非weird(西方，受过教育，工业化，富裕和民主)人群。本研究的主要目的是使用非weird样本(来自一般巴西人群)开发napb的内隐联想测试(IAT)。此外，该研究还探讨了内隐信念和外显信念之间的关联是否会比之前报道的对WEIRD人群进行的研究更强。样本包括615名受访者，65.2%为男性，平均年龄为36.5岁。正如预期的那样，IAT与napb和精神实践的自我报告量表呈正相关，但其相关系数(r = 0.45, p < 0.001)高于通常与WEIRD人群的相关系数。此外，IAT能够区分信徒和怀疑论者。论文最后阐述了目前研究结果的文化含义。

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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IJPR) is devoted to psychological studies of religious processes and phenomena in all religious traditions. This journal provides a means for sustained discussion of psychologically relevant issues that can be examined empirically and concern religion in the most general sense. It presents articles covering a variety of important topics, such as the social psychology of religion, religious development, conversion, religious experience, religion and social attitudes and behavior, religion and mental health, and psychoanalytic and other theoretical interpretations of religion. The journal publishes research reports, brief research reports, commentaries on relevant topical issues, book reviews, and statements addressing articles published in previous issues. The journal may also include a major essay and commentaries, perspective papers of the theory, and articles on the psychology of religion in a specific country.