Jerome Tobacyk
Biographic Data
| ID | 4231055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerome Tobacyk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerome |
| FAMILY NAME | Tobacyk |
| SIGNATURE | TOBACYK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana Tech University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 49 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 49 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Paranormal Beliefs of Latvian College Students: A Latvian Version of the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale
A Latvian version of the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale (RPBS) was completed by 229 Latvian university students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed six relatively independent factors labeled Magical Abilities, Psychokinesis, Traditional Religious Belief, Superstition, Spirit Travel, and Extraordinary Life Forms. Based on the motivational-control model, it was hypothesized that the societal stressors affecting Latvian society d…
Relationships between Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Measure of Psychological Type and Neo Measure of Big Five Personality Factors in Polish University Students: A Preliminary Cross-Cultural Comparison
English-language versions of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Form G) measure of psychological type and the NEO-FFI measure of the Big Five personality factors were completed by 57 Polish university students fluent in the English language. The pattern of correlations between MBTI and NEO-FFI scales for the Polish sample was compared to the pattern of correlations for measures of these same constructs reported for Americans. Four of the five signi…
A Revised Paranormal Belief Scale
A 26-item Revised Paranormal Belief Scale is introduced which provides a measure of degree of\nbelief in each of seven dimensions: Traditional Religious Belief, Psi, Witchcraft, Superstition,\nSpiritualism, Extraordinary Life Forms, and Precognition. Improvements from the original 25-\nitem Paranormal Belief Scale (Tobacyk & Milford, 1983) include adoption of a seven-point rating\nscale as well as item changes for three subscales: Precognition, W…
A Quaternary Temperament Model and Defense Cluster Preferences
A quaternary model of temperament constructed from orthogonal axes defined by Extraversion-Introversion and Thinking-Feeling resulted in four groups: Introverted Thinking, Introverted Feeling, Extraverted Thinking, and Extraverted Feeling. Hypothesized relationships between quaternary groups and defense cluster preferences were tested by giving 158 female college students the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Defense Mechanisms Inventory. There…
Out-of-Body Experience and Personality Functioning
Reporters of out-of-body experiences (n = 21) and nonreporters (n = 159) showed no significant differences on the Spheres of Control Scale, Self-efficacy Scale, and Purpose in Life Scale. However, reporters of out-of-body experiences showed significantly greater belief in Psi, Spiritualism, and Extraordinary Life Forms than nonreporters
Self-Actualization, Openness, and Loosely Coupled Systems
This article presents a definitional and theoretical critique of Mittelman's notion of openness. An alternative conceptualization of self-actualizers as exemplars of loosely coupled personality systems is introduced. This loosely coupled personality system notion allows for a dialectical model of self-actualizers that might resolve seeming personality dichotomies, such as concurtently high levels of both openness and closedness
Self-Reflective Consciousness and Optimal Psychological Functioning
Comparisons of Belief-Based Personality Constructs in Polish and American University Students: Paranormal Beliefs, Locus of Control, Irrational Beliefs, and Social Interest
This two-part study used Rotter's Social Learning Theory as a framework for comparing university students from Poland and from the Southern United States on (a) four belief-based personality constructs: paranormal beliefs, locus of control, irrational beliefs, and social interest; and (b) personality correlates of paranormal beliefs. Both Poles and Americans reported high levels of traditional religious belief, as well as disbelief in superstitio…
Paranormal Beliefs and their Implications in University Students from Finland and the United States
University students from Finland and the southern United States were compared in (a) paranormal beliefs; (b) four personality adjustment constructs-alienation, anomie, death concerns, and death threat; and (c) relationships between paranormal beliefs and these personality adjustment constructs. Americans reported significantly greater belief in Traditional Religious Belief, Superstition, Witchcraft, and Extraordinary Life Forms. Finns reported si…
Superstition and Self-Efficacy
The Revised Paranormal Belief Scale and the Self-efficacy Scale were completed by 180 university students. As hypothesized, greater belief in Superstition was associated with significantly less reported self-efficacy. Findings are consistent with past research showing linkages between superstitious belief and less effective personality functioning
Paranormal Beliefs and Preference for Games of Chance
The Paranormal Belief Scale and six items concerning preference for games of chance were completed by 235 college students. As hypothesized, significant Pearson correlations were found for beliefs in Superstition, Psi, and Precognition with preference for games of chance
Superstition and Self-Efficacy
Paranormal Beliefs and Preference for Games of Chance
Superstition and Beliefs About the Prediction of Future Events
The Paranormal Belief Scale and the Prediction of Future Events Scale were completed by 235 university students. As hypothesized, greater belief in Superstition was significantly associated with greater belief in two Prediction of Future Events dimensions, Paranormal Divinatory Procedures and Psychically Gifted Persons. Findings are consistent with the notion that susceptibility to illusory correlations is a cognitive process (i.e., bias or error…
"Comment on "Maslow's Study of Self-Actualization
Euproxophy: Living without Religion
Self-Monitoring as a Moderator of Relationships between Traditional Religious Belief and Personality Adjustment
211 college students completed the Self-monitoring Scale, the Traditional Religious Belief subscale of the Paranormal Belief Scale, and the Threat Index measure of death threat and self-esteem. As hypothesized, the low self-monitoring group showed the largest and only significant rs between Traditional Religious Belief and the two criteria—death threat and self-esteem. Findings are consistent with the notion that low self-monitors show greater di…
Comparisons of Paranormal Beliefs of Black and White University Students from the Southern United States
Paranormal beliefs of 250 black and 208 white university students from the Southern United States were compared on the Paranormal Belief Scale. This sample of black students reported significantly greater belief than the sample of white students in Superstition, Witchcraft, Spiritualism, and Precognition. The white students showed significantly greater Traditional Religious Belief and belief in Extraordinary Life Forms. However, notwithstanding t…
Paranormal Beliefs and Beliefs about Lunar Effects
The Belief in Lunar Effects scale and the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale were given to 102 college students and 87 crisis center workers. Similar patterns of correlations between these scales were recorded for both samples. Belief in Lunar Effects scale scores showed significant direct correlations with belief in Psi, Extraordinary Life Forms, Witchcraft, Spiritualism, and Precognition
Mensa Membership and Narcissism
Paranormal Beliefs in Late-Adulthood
71 members of a retirees' group ( M age = 68 yr.) in northern Louisiana completed the Paranormal Belief Scale. The elder sample showed significantly less belief than a university student comparison group on Psi, Witchcraft, Superstition, Spiritualism, Extraordinary Life Forms, and Precognition. Findings probably reflect both generational and developmental processes
Out-of-Body Experience Status as a Moderator of Effects of Narcissism on Paranormal Beliefs
The Narcissistic Personality Inventory and the Paranormal Belief Scale were given to 383 college students. As hypothesized, significant but small direct correlations were obtained between narcissism and belief in Psi and in Precognition. When the sample was divided into those 56 who reported out-of-body experiences and 327 nonreporters, an interaction emerged. Among the former, narcissism showed significant moderate correlations with belief in Ps…
Narcissism and Social Interest among Counselors-in-Training
The anticipated negative correlation between social interest and narcissism among 78 counselor trainees was −.28. This provides evidence for regarding narcissism as a dimension of personality
Would a Conventional/Realistic Type Subscribe to National Geographic? Expanding Holland's Typology
This study further extended the application of Holland's typology by predicting which magazines certain personality types would select
Self-Transcendence in the Agoral Gathering: A Case Study of Pope John Paul II's 1979 Visit to Poland
We present a psychological interpretation of the effects of Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit to Poland. It is demonstrated that participation in the massive gatherings that accompanied this papal visit facilitated experiences of self-transcendence in participants, and further that the effects of these gatherings on societal consciousness played a significant role in the development of the Solidarnoc movement in Poland in 1980. Approximately 12 mill…
Belief in paranormal phenomena: Assessment instrument development and implications for personality functioning
A 25-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess belief in the paranormal was constructed based on the results from factor analysis of a 61-item pool ad-ministered to 391 college students. Factor analysis revealed seven independent dimensions comprising belief in the paranormal. These factors were Traditional Religious Belief, Psi Belief, Witchcraft, Superstition, Spiritualism, Extraordinary Life Forms, and Precognition. The Paranormal Scal…
Self-Transcendence in the Agoral Gathering: A Case Study of Pope John Paul II's 1979 Visit to Poland
We present a psychological interpretation of the effects of Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit to Poland. It is demonstrated that participation in the massive gatherings that accompanied this papal visit facilitated experiences of self-transcendence in participants, and further that the effects of these gatherings on societal consciousness played a significant role in the development of the Solidarnoc movement in Poland in 1980. Approximately 12 mill…
"Comment on "Maslow's Study of Self-Actualization
Self-Reflective Consciousness and Optimal Psychological Functioning
Comparisons of Belief-Based Personality Constructs in Polish and American University Students: Paranormal Beliefs, Locus of Control, Irrational Beliefs, and Social Interest
This two-part study used Rotter's Social Learning Theory as a framework for comparing university students from Poland and from the Southern United States on (a) four belief-based personality constructs: paranormal beliefs, locus of control, irrational beliefs, and social interest; and (b) personality correlates of paranormal beliefs. Both Poles and Americans reported high levels of traditional religious belief, as well as disbelief in superstitio…
Self-Actualization, Openness, and Loosely Coupled Systems
This article presents a definitional and theoretical critique of Mittelman's notion of openness. An alternative conceptualization of self-actualizers as exemplars of loosely coupled personality systems is introduced. This loosely coupled personality system notion allows for a dialectical model of self-actualizers that might resolve seeming personality dichotomies, such as concurtently high levels of both openness and closedness
Personal construct threat and irrational beliefs as cognitive predictors of increases in musical performance anxiety
Personality differentiation, effectiveness of personality integration, and mood in female college students
A "humanistic alternative" to "Political ethics."
A "humanistic alternative" to "Political ethics."
Ordinal Position and Death Concerns
Firstborn college students showed more death threat than middle- or laterborns. The firstborns also reported less conscious concern about death than the other two groups. Larger samples are needed as well as controls for factors like family size
Preference for Paintings and Personality Traits
College students (49 males and 40 females) completed the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and performed 5-point preference ratings on 25 slides of paintings. Factor analysis of preference ratings gave seven dimensions of preference that underlay judgments. Eight significant relationships were found between source traits, measured by the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, and dimensions of painting preferences. Support was obtained …
Sex Differences in Predictability of Self-Disclosure for Instrumental and Terminal Values
The Rokeach Value Survey (Rokeach, 1973) and the Jourard Self-disclosure Questionnaire (Jourard, 1971) were administered to 31 college males and 56 college females. As hypothesized, terminal values were significantly better predictors of reported self-disclosure than instrumental values for females, while instrumental values were better predictors of self-disclosure than terminal values for males. These findings were attributed to the more genera…
Correlations of Masculinity and Femininity to Sensation Seeking
The Bem Sex-role Inventory and the Sensation Seeking Scale were completed by 129 female and 159 male undergraduates for whom it was hypothesized that masculinity would be directly associated with sensation seeking, while femininity would be inversely associated with sensation seeking. As hypothesized, for both males and females, masculinity was significantly and directly associated with sensation seeking, but magnitudes of correlations were small…
Death Threat and Death Concerns in the College Student
A four part investigation of death orientation in college students using the provided-construct form of the Threat Index and the Death Concern Scale was conducted. Part I investigated the construct validity of the Threat Index, reporting significant predicted correlations of the Threat Index with the Death Concern Scale, Trait Anxiety Scale, and Repression-Sensitization Scale. Part II explored death orientation and personality differences between…
Personality differentiation, effectiveness of personality integration, and mood in female college students
Paranormal Belief and Trait Anxiety
73 college students completed the Paranormal Belief Scale and the Trait Anxiety Scale. Contrary to hypotheses, neither full Paranormal Scale Scores nor any of seven paranormal subscale scores showed significant correlations with Trait Anxiety Scale scores. These findings support the notion that paranormal beliefs are not associated with less adequate adjustment
Halloween and Paranormal Belief
Paranormal Beliefs, Interpersonal Trust, and Social Interest
The Paranormal Belief Scale, Interpersonal Trust Scale, and Social Interest Scale were administered to 60 college students. No significant correlations were obtained between interpersonal trust and paranormal beliefs. Social Interest, as hypothesized, showed a significant direct correlation with Traditional Religious Belief as well as significant inverse correlations with both Psi Belief and Spiritualism
Paternal Identification and Religious Beliefs
Cognitive Complexity and Paranormal Beliefs
110 college students were given the Paranormal Belief Scale and a 10 (people) × 15 (constructs) form of Kelly's (1955) Role Construct Repertory Grid from which a measure of cognitive complexity (differentiation of the person's personal construct system) was derived. Contrary to hypothesis, no relationship was found between cognitive complexity scores and endorsement of paranormal beliefs
Belief in paranormal phenomena: Assessment instrument development and implications for personality functioning
A 25-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess belief in the paranormal was constructed based on the results from factor analysis of a 61-item pool ad-ministered to 391 college students. Factor analysis revealed seven independent dimensions comprising belief in the paranormal. These factors were Traditional Religious Belief, Psi Belief, Witchcraft, Superstition, Spiritualism, Extraordinary Life Forms, and Precognition. The Paranormal Scal…
Paranormal Belief and College Grade Point Average
The Paranormal Belief Scale and a self-report item concerning college grade point average were given to 307 introductory psychology students. As hypothesized, greater reported belief in both Superstition and in Witchcraft subscales were significantly associated with lower grade point average. These relationships, although statistically significant, were small
Superstitious Belief and Intensionality
The Paranormal Belief Scale and the Is of Identity Scale were given to two different samples of college students ( ns = 75 and 171). As hypothesized, for both samples but for men only, greater reported belief in Superstition was associated with Is of Identity scores reflecting greater intensionality
Paranormal Beliefs of High School Students
The Paranormal Belief Scale was given to high school students in Grade 11 (95 boys, 98 girls). This scale provides a total Paranormal Belief Score, plus scores on each of seven paranormal subscales: Traditional Religious Belief, Psi Belief, Witchcraft, Spiritualism, Superstition, Extraordinary Life Forms, and Precognition. Paranormal scale/subscale scores of high school students were compared to those of a sample of college students. Generally, h…
Paranormal Beliefs and Identity Achievement
In a study of paranormal beliefs of high school students, Tobacyk, Miller, and Jones (1984) speculated that achievement of identity may be related to paranormal beliefs. Students who have achieved identity may have a more stable set of values with which to evaluate critically evidence for the paranormal, while those who have not yet achieved identiry (without such a stable set of values) might be less apt to evaluate critically and reject paranor…
Paranormal Beliefs, Alienation and Anomie in College Students
The Paranormal Belief Scale, Alienation Scale, and Anomie Scale were given to 168 college students. Significant hypothesized relationships linked belief in Superstition with greater alienation and anomie and greater belief in Spiritualism with greater alienation. No evidence was found that greater Traditional Religious Belief was associated with significantly less alienation or anomie
The Paranormal Belief Scale and Social Desirability
Daily Hassles and Uplifts as Perceived by Adolescents
38 high school students identified their top 15 hassles and uplifts. The results tend to support previous findings with this particular population. Counseling considerations are mentioned
Intensionality and Irrational Beliefs
This study tested the correspondence between the general semantics notion of intensionality and Ellis' Irrational Beliefs. It was hypothesized that greater intensionality would be associated with greater endorsement of irrational beliefs. 73 introductory college students completed the “Is” of Identity measure of intensionality and an Irrational Belief Questionnaire. As hypothesized, scores reflecting greater intensionality on the “Is” of identity…
Social Interests and Feelings of Hopelessness among Elderly Persons
The 1780 census estimates indicate that 15% of elderly persons suffer from depression and that the suicide rate for those 55 yr. of age or older (18.5 per 100,000) is almost a third higher than that for the general public (12.6 per 100,000). In addition, 16% of nursing home residents age 65 yr. or older have a primary diagnosis of mental illness or senility ( 5 ) . Society and the helping professions cannot eschew that part of the human experienc…
Personal construct threat and irrational beliefs as cognitive predictors of increases in musical performance anxiety
Out-of-Body Experience Status as a Moderator of Effects of Narcissism on Paranormal Beliefs
The Narcissistic Personality Inventory and the Paranormal Belief Scale were given to 383 college students. As hypothesized, significant but small direct correlations were obtained between narcissism and belief in Psi and in Precognition. When the sample was divided into those 56 who reported out-of-body experiences and 327 nonreporters, an interaction emerged. Among the former, narcissism showed significant moderate correlations with belief in Ps…
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