Age Differences in Mystical Experience
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Age differences are examined in reports of deja vu, ESP, clairvoyance, spiritualism, and numinous experience. According to the 1988 General Social Survey (N = 1481), these mystical experiences are somewhat more common now than in 1973, and deja vu, clairvoyance, and a composite mysticism score have increased with successively younger age cohorts. Further, private and subjective religiosity are positively related to overall mystical experience, while organizational religiosity is inversely related.
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Early efforts to develop indices of New Age beliefs and mystical experiences revealed that a belief in reincarnation and spiritualism, as well as the practice of spiritualism, may be integral components of a general New Age orientation and lifestyle.
“Early efforts to develop indices of New Age beliefs (Donahue 1993) and mystical experiences (Levin 1993) revealed that a belief in reincarnation and spiritualism (communicating with the dead), as well as the practice of spiritualism, may be integral components of a general New Age orientation and lifestyle.”
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- Authors
- Levin, J. S.
- Affiliations
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- Corresponding author
- Levin, J. S.
- Venue
- The Gerontologist
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1993-08-01
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 507-513
- ISSN
- 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5341
- OpenAlex
- W2066749237
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (1r29ag009462-01)
- National Institute on Aging (AG09462)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Keywords
- mystical experience, age differences, déjà vu, extrasensory perception, clairvoyance, spiritualism, numinous experience, religiosity, subjective religiosity, organizational religiosity, cohort trends, General Social Survey
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aging, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mysticism, Parapsychology, Random Allocation, Religion and Psychology, Socioeconomic Factors, Spiritualism, United States
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