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.
Levin
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23501.
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