Religiosity and personality: are mystics introverted, neurotic, or psychotic?
D Caird
The British journal of social psychology December 1987 DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1987.tb00798.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 115 |
| Population | 115 subjects who completed both questionnaires |
| Measures | Hood's M scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) |
| Key findings | Mysticism scores on Hood's M scale were not significantly correlated with any Eysenck Personality Questionnaire scale, and multiple regression found that the EPQ scales, with or without sex and age as controls, did not predict mysticism. |
Abstract
One hundred and fifteen subjects completed Hood's M scale, a measure of reported mystical experience, and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, which measures introversion/extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism, and a lie score. No significant correlations were found between mysticism and the scales of the EPQ, nor could mysticism be predicted by multiple regression, either by the EPQ scales with sex and age, or by the EPQ scales controlling for sex and age.
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