著者

諸井 克英 早川 沙耶 板垣 美穂 MOROI Katsuhide HAYAKAWA Saya ITAGAKI Miho

出版者

京都

雑誌

同志社女子大学生活科学 = DWCLA human life and science (ISSN:13451391)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.48, pp.13-24, 2015-02-20

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The present study examined the factor structure of paranormal beliefs of female undergraduates. The Paranormal Beliefs Scale was developed by authors. We developed a new scale composed of seventy-six items by refining scale items used by previous studies. The Paranormal Beliefs Scale, the Big Five Scales (Wada, 1996), and the Trait Feelings of Unreality Scale (Sunaga, 1996) were administered to female undergraduates (N=392). By factor analysis (principal factor method with promax rotations), for the Paranormal Belief Scale, five factors were extracted : belief in augury, belief in unidentified objects, belief in good or bad luck, positive attitude toward science, and negative attitude toward science. According to a series of regression analyses (stepwise method), paranormal beliefs were significantly determined by big five and feelings of unreality. The significance of research in paranormal beliefs was discusssed from the point of view of youth and religion.