Development and validation of the multi-dimensional questionnaire of scientifically unsubstantiated beliefs
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Stone, A., Mcdermott, M., Abdi, Aishi, Cornwell, Brittanie, Matyas, Zsofia, Reed, Ruby and Watt, Rebecca 2018. Development and validation of the multi-dimensional questionnaire of scientifically unsubstantiated beliefs. Personality and Individual Differences. 128, pp. 146-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.02.024
| Authors | Stone, A., Mcdermott, M., Abdi, Aishi, Cornwell, Brittanie, Matyas, Zsofia, Reed, Ruby and Watt, Rebecca |
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| Abstract | Objective: There are several existing questionnaires measuring paranormal or scientifically unsubstantiated beliefs but none cover a broad spectrum of cognitions while also being up-to-date and unconstrained by theoretical limitations. There is also a debate about the number of separate types of belief. Thereby, reported here is the development and validation of a new multidimensional questionnaire measure of scientifically unsubstantiated beliefs in the general UK population. |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Journal citation | 128, pp. 146-156 |
| ISSN | 01918869 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Elsevier for International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) |
| Accepted author manuscript | License |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.02.024 |
| Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.02.024 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 28 Feb 2018 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 05 Mar 2018 |
| Accepted | 13 Feb 2018 |
| Accepted | 13 Feb 2018 |
| Copyright information | Available on ROAR are the Pre-Print and Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier. The version of record can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.02.024 |
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