title: Paranormal belief and proneness to dissociation.
abstract: The study investigated the relationship between scores on paranormal belief and proneness to dissociation in a sample of 100 Australian students of psychology. Scores on dissociation were positively correlated with those on global paranormal belief and with belief in psi, precognition, spiritualism, and extraordinary life-forms. It is suggested that in some instances paranormal beliefs may be a component of a complex defensive framework constructed in the face of the perceived uncontrollability of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D010268:Parapsychology; D010555:Personality Inventory