Response to Body Rotation and Tendency to Mystical Experience
Paul Swartz, Lise Seginer
Perceptual and Motor Skills December 1, 1981 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1981.53.3.683 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 60 |
| Population | University students (30 men and 30 women) |
| Measures | Hood's Mysticism Scale, Research Form D (M Scale) |
| Topics | Mystical experience |
| Key findings | Students scoring highest on Hood's Mysticism Scale showed the least destabilization after body rotation, though the association was statistically significant only for women. Women also scored higher on the M Scale and performed better on the motor skills task than men. |
Abstract
A group of 60 university students, 30 men and 30 women, completed Hood's Mysticism Scale, Research Form D (M Scale) and performed a motor skills task following body rotation. Subjects with the strongest tendency to mystical experience exhibited least destability, although only for the women was the association statistically significant. Women as a group scored higher on the M Scale and performed better in the motor skills task.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on mystical experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neural correlates of a mystical experience in Carmelite nuns Carmelite nuns | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| EEG activity in Carmelite nuns during a mystical experience Carmelite nuns | 2008 | Observational cohort | n = 14 |
| Neural correlates of mystical experience Vietnam veterans with penetrating traumatic brain injury and matched healthy controls | 2015 | Observational cohort | n = 148 |
| The Peak Experience Variable in DPT-Assisted Psychotherapy with Cancer Patients Cancer patients | 1977 | Observational study | n = 128 |
| Psilocybin-Induced Mystical-Type Experiences are Related to Persisting Positive Effects: A Quantitative and Qualitative Report Healthy volunteers | 2022 | Observational cohort | n = 28 |
Citations in the library
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- The multiplicity of dreams: cognitive-affective correlates of lucid, archetypal, and nightmare dreaming. Perceptual and Motor Skills October 1, 1990