TY - JOUR
T1 - Paranormal belief and well-being
T2 - The moderating roles of transliminality and psychopathology-related facets
AU - Dagnall, Neil
AU - Denovan, Andrew
AU - Drinkwater, Kenneth Graham
AU - Escolà-Gascón, Álex
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the BIAL Foundation (Project ID: 123/2020). The funder was not involved in the study design, collection, analysis, interpretation of data, the writing of this article, or the decision to submit it for publication.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Dagnall, Denovan, Drinkwater and Escolà-Gascón.
PY - 2022/8/15
Y1 - 2022/8/15
N2 - Evaluation of prior research suggests that belief in the paranormal is more likely to be associated with negative psychological functioning, when presented alongside cognitive-perceptual factors that askew thinking and insight. The current study examined this notion using a sample of 3,084 participants (1,382 males, 1,693 females, nine non-binary). Respondents completed self-report measures assessing Paranormal Belief, Transliminality, psychopathology-related characteristics (Schizotypy and Manic-Depressive Experience), and well-being (Perceived Stress and Somatic Complaints). Responses were analysed via correlations and moderation. Paranormal Belief correlated positively with Transliminality, psychopathology-related measures, Perceived Stress, and Somatic Complaints. Moderation analyses revealed that Transliminality and psychopathology-related variables (i.e., the Unusual Experiences and Cognitive Disorganisation subscales of schizotypy, and Manic-Depressive Experience) interacted with Paranormal Belief in complex ways and were allied to higher scores on negative well-being outcomes. This indicated that within paranormal believers, Transliminality and specific psychopathology-related variables in combination predicted susceptibility to negative well-being outcomes.
AB - Evaluation of prior research suggests that belief in the paranormal is more likely to be associated with negative psychological functioning, when presented alongside cognitive-perceptual factors that askew thinking and insight. The current study examined this notion using a sample of 3,084 participants (1,382 males, 1,693 females, nine non-binary). Respondents completed self-report measures assessing Paranormal Belief, Transliminality, psychopathology-related characteristics (Schizotypy and Manic-Depressive Experience), and well-being (Perceived Stress and Somatic Complaints). Responses were analysed via correlations and moderation. Paranormal Belief correlated positively with Transliminality, psychopathology-related measures, Perceived Stress, and Somatic Complaints. Moderation analyses revealed that Transliminality and psychopathology-related variables (i.e., the Unusual Experiences and Cognitive Disorganisation subscales of schizotypy, and Manic-Depressive Experience) interacted with Paranormal Belief in complex ways and were allied to higher scores on negative well-being outcomes. This indicated that within paranormal believers, Transliminality and specific psychopathology-related variables in combination predicted susceptibility to negative well-being outcomes.
KW - Belief in the paranormal
KW - Schizotypy
KW - Well-being
KW - Moderation
KW - Transliminality
KW - Manid-depressive experience
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915860
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915860
M3 - Article
VL - 13
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
SN - 1664-1078
M1 - 915860
ER -