Comparisons of Paranormal Beliefs of Black and White University Students from the Southern United States

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ID13675848
AuthorsJerome Tobacyk (Louisiana Tech, corresponding author), Mark Miller (0000-0001-5660-8494, Louisiana Tech), Patsy Murphy (Louisiana Tech), Tom Mitchell (0000-0001-8675-0141, University of Baltimore), Thomas Mitchell (University of Baltimore)
Year1988
Volume63
Issue2
Pages492-494
Publication date1988-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1988.63.2.492
OpenAlexW2100511134
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited1

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 these significant group differences, both groups similarly reported “belief” in Traditional Religious Belief and in Precognition, while reporting “disbelief” in Psi, Witchcraft, Superstition, Spiritualism, and Extraordinary Life Forms

Alternative medicine · Belief system · Epistemology · Paranormal · Parapsychology · Religious belief · Spiritualism · Superstition · Theology · White (mutation · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Social Psychology

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