Dreaming mystical experience among Christians and Hindus: the impact of culture, language, and religious participation on responses to the Dreaming Mysticism Scale
R. E. Sears, R. Hood
Assessment of Mental Health, Religion and Culture September 13, 2016 DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2016.1266472 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Nepali Christians and Hindus |
| Measures | Dreaming Mysticism Scale (DMS), Spiritual Dreams Scale (SDS), M Scale |
| Topics | Dreaming Mystical experience Mysticism |
| Key findings | The Dreaming Mysticism Scale showed a basically identical factor structure for Nepali Christians and Hindus, suggesting an interpretation–extraversion–interpretation typology consistent with studies using the cognate M Scale. The authors attribute differences in factor structure between the DMS and the Spiritual Dreams Scale to language, and argue the DMS's more generic wording makes it more suitable for cross-cultural research. |
Abstract
ABSTRACT This study examines the responses of Nepali Christians and Hindus to the newly developed Dreaming Mysticism Scale (DMS). Factor breakdowns of the DMS for Christians and Hindus were basically identical, and together they and the factor breakdown of the combined sample suggest an interpretation–extraversion–interpretation typology that corresponds to the typical finding of studies employing the cognate M Scale. Differences between the DMS and the Spiritual Dreams Scale (SDS) with regard to factor structure appear to be linguistic in origin. Overall, the language employed in the DMS is more generic than that found in the SDS, making the former more suitable for cross-cultural investigations.
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 |
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- Mystical Encounters with the Natural World: Experiences and Explanations. By Paul Marshall The Heythrop Journal April 7, 2009
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