Even the stars think that I am superior: Personality, intelligence and belief in astrology

Ida Andersson; Julia Persson; Petri Kajonius

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.111389

Even the stars think that I am superior: Personality, intelligence and belief in astrology

Ida Andersson, Julia Persson, Petri Kajonius

Institutionen för psykologi

Lund University

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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.

Originalspråk	engelska
Artikelnummer	111389
Tidskrift	Personality and Individual Differences
Volym	187
Nummer	0
Tidigt onlinedatum	2021
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111389
Status	Published - 2022

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Even the stars think that I am superior: Personality, intelligence and belief in astrology

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