ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
Paranormal belief, cognitive-perceptual factors, and well-being: A network analysis.
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- The network structure of psychological wellbeing: paranormal belief is peripheral but meaningful.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- From belief to resilience: mapping the longitudinal path of Traditional Paranormal Belief through optimism and Mental Toughness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Examining the degree to which paranormal belief and conspiracy endorsement influence meaning in life: sequential mediating effects of creativity and self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Paranormal belief and conspiracy theory endorsement: variations in adaptive function and positive wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Re-evaluation of the relationship between paranormal belief and perceived stress using statistical modelling.PloS one · 2024Article
- Paranormal belief, psychopathological symptoms, and well-being: Latent profile analysis and longitudinal assessment of relationships.PloS one · 2024Article
- Variations in positive well-being as a function of the interaction between paranormal belief and schizotypy.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Illusory Health Beliefs Scale: preliminary validation using exploratory factor and Rasch analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Longitudinal assessment of the temporal stability and predictive validity of the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
By assessing interrelationships among variables within a specified theoretical framework, network analysis (NA) provides nuanced insights into how associations between psychological constructs are related to outcome measures. Noting this, the authors used NA to examine connections between Paranormal Belief, cognitive-perceptual factors (Schizotypy, Transliminality, and Manic-Depressive Experience), and well-being (Life Satisfaction, Meaning in Life, Somatic Complaints, Perceived Stress, Depressive Symptoms). Data derived from a sample of 3,090 participants (mean age = 50.30, standard deviation = 15.20; 46.5% male, 53.1% female) who completed standardised self-report measures capturing the study constructs online. Transliminality, Unusual Experiences (positive schizotypy), and Depressive Experience demonstrated high expected influence centrality. This indicated that these factors were the most strongly connected and influential in the network. Moreover, Transliminality was a connecting variable between Paranormal Belief, positive schizotypy, and psychopathology. Depressive Experience bridged the relationship between Transliminality and well-being. The conceptual implications of these outcomes are discussed with regards to better understanding relationships between Paranormal Belief, cognitive-perceptual factors, and well-being.
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