Age differences in mystical experience.
Age differences are examined in reports of deja vu, ESP, clairvoyance, spiritualism, and numinous experience. According to the 1988 General Social Survey (N = 1481), these mystical experiences are somewhat more common now than in 1973, and deja vu, clairvoyance, and a composite mysticism score have increased with successively younger age cohorts. Further, private and subjective religiosity are positively related to overall mystical experience, while organizational religiosity is inversely related.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23501.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009228:Mysticism; D010268:Parapsychology; D011897:Random Allocation; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013140:Spiritualism; D014481:United States