Minds of their own
Robert C. Fuller
May 30, 2018 DOI: 10.4324/9781315107431-7 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
|---|---|
| Population | Individuals who identify as "Spiritual but Not Religious" (SBNR) |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key findings | The chapter reports that individuals identifying as "Spiritual but Not Religious" score higher than others on intelligence, openness to experience, self-forgetfulness, transpersonal identification, and valuation of personal intuition and subjective experience. It suggests these traits are often elicited by positive emotions, neurochemical differences with at least some genetic basis, and altered states of consciousness. |
Abstract
This chapter summarizes contemporary research on the psychological traits of those who identify as being “Spiritual but Not Religious” (SBNR). Individuals who identify as SBNR are overall higher than others in intelligence, openness to experience, the capacity for both self-forgetfulness and transpersonal identification, and a strong valuation of personal intuitions and subjective experience. The chapter suggests that the psychological traits characteristic of the SBNR sensibility are often elicited by positive emotions, specific neurochemical differences that have at least some genetic basis, and altered states of consciousness.