title: Preliminary study of death anxiety of believers versus percipients of the paranormal.
abstract: This research tested the hypotheses that belief in the paranormal is associated with a lessening of death anxiety and that direct experiences of the paranormal are stronger correlates with less fear than the stated belief. Contrary to predictions, scores on Templer's 1970 Death Anxiety Scale were not associated with scores on either Belief in the Paranormal or Paranormal Experiences, subscales of the Anomalous Experiences Inventory. Instead, significant sex differences were found on three out of the five subscales which indicate a need to clarify possible sex-specific variables in the perception and report of anomalous phenomena by 14 men and 19 women.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Houran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010268:Parapsychology; D011594:Psychometrics