Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2006) Attitude toward Christianity and paranormal belief among 13- to 16-year-old students. Psychological Reports, Vol.99 . p. 266. ISSN 0033-2941

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Abstract

A positive correlation (r = .19) was found among a sample of 279 13- to 16-year-old students in Wales between the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and a new Index of Paranormal Belief. These data suggest that sympathy for Christianity is more likely to foster than to discourage belief in the paranormal.

Item Type:	Submitted Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity, Adolescent psychology, Spiritualism -- Great Britain, Teenagers -- Religious life -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychological Reports
Publisher:	Ammons Scientific Ltd.
ISSN:	0033-2941
Date:	August 2006
Volume:	Vol.99
Page Range:	p. 266
Identification Number:	10.2466/PR0.99.5.266-266
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
References:	Boyd, A. (1996) Dangerous obsessions: teenagers and the occult. London: Marshall Pickering. Francis, L. J., Lewis, J. M., Philipchalk, R., Brown, L. B., & Lester, D. (1995) The internal reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (adult) among undergraduate students from the UK, USA, Australia and Canada. Personality and Individual Differences, 19, 949-953. Thalbourne, M. A. (2003) Theism and belief in the paranormal. Journal for the Society of Psychical Research, 67, 208-210.
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/2945

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