Abstract
Belief in astrology is on the rise, although the reasons behind this are unclear. We tested whether individual personality traits could predict such epistemically unfounded beliefs. Data was collected for 264 participants through an anonymous online survey shared on social media. The survey consisted of four instruments: Belief in Astrology (BAI), the Big Five personality traits (IPIP-30), narcissism (SD3) and intelligence (ICAR16-R3D). Data analysis was done with multiple linear regression. Narcissism was surprisingly the strongest predictor, and intelligence showed a negative relationship with belief in astrology. Overall, our novel results suggest that something as innocent as astrology could both attract and possibly reinforce individual differences.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 111389 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 187 |
| Issue number | 0 |
| Early online date | 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Psychology
Free keywords
- Belief in astrology
- Big five
- Intelligence
- Narcissism
- Pseudoscience
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