Differential Relationships Between Experiential and Interpretive Dimensions of Mysticism and Schizot...

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" Differential Relationships Between Experiential and Interpretive Dimensions of Mysticism and Schizotypal Magical Ideation in a University Sample "
Greg Byrom

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1065299
Doc. No	:	LA108928
Call No	:	‭10.1163/157361209X424420‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Greg Byrom
Title & Author	:	Differential Relationships Between Experiential and Interpretive Dimensions of Mysticism and Schizotypal Magical Ideation in a University Sample [Article]\ Greg Byrom
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Archive for the Psychology of Religion
Date	:	2009
Volume/ Issue Number	:	31/2
Page No	:	127–150
Abstract	:	This study applied a body of knowledge derived from the common core thesis of mysticism to investigate the hypothesis that similarities in belief significantly contribute to the appearance of overlap between mystical and positive dimension schizotypal phenomena. Data from 211 university students who completed Hood's Mysticism Scale and Eckblad and Chapman's Magical Ideation Scale were submitted to correlational analyses. Contrary to the hypothesis, results indicated that positive schizotypy correlates more strongly with the experiential dimensions of mysticism than with the interpretive dimension of mysticism. These correlation differences suggest criteria for distinguishing mystical and schizotypal experiences and identify specific points of overlap. Suggestions for future research into this relationship, and implications for schizotypy research, are noted. This study applied a body of knowledge derived from the common core thesis of mysticism to investigate the hypothesis that similarities in belief significantly contribute to the appearance of overlap between mystical and positive dimension schizotypal phenomena. Data from 211 university students who completed Hood's Mysticism Scale and Eckblad and Chapman's Magical Ideation Scale were submitted to correlational analyses. Contrary to the hypothesis, results indicated that positive schizotypy correlates more strongly with the experiential dimensions of mysticism than with the interpretive dimension of mysticism. These correlation differences suggest criteria for distinguishing mystical and schizotypal experiences and identify specific points of overlap. Suggestions for future research into this relationship, and implications for schizotypy research, are noted.
Descriptor	:	MYSTICISM
Descriptor	:	PARANORMAL
Descriptor	:	PSYCHOSIS
Descriptor	:	RELIGION
Descriptor	:	SCHIZOTYPY
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/157361209X424420‬