Shiah Yung-Jong, Tam Wai-Cheong Carl, Wu Ming-Hsun, Chang Frances
Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Psychol Rep. 2010 Oct;107(2):367-82. doi: 10.2466/08.09.17.PR0.107.5.367-382.
This paper reports an initial study investigating the relations of paranormal beliefs with religiosity in a Chinese sample, as well as the development of a Chinese version of the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale and a test of its psychometric properties with 310 college students (5.5% Christians, 21.3% Buddhists, 61% believers in traditional Chinese religions, and 12% atheists). The reliability and validity of the Chinese version were satisfactory. In general, traditional Chinese religious believers had higher scores on paranormal belief than did Christians and atheists, and the mean total score of the Chinese participants was higher than previously reported in a Western sample. It was concluded that the greater involvement of practitioners of traditional Chinese religions in activities emphasizing paranormal experiences might contribute to their greater paranormal belief, especially as compared to the minority Christian group. The results are consistent with the idea that Christianity may offer the least support for paranormal belief.
本文报告了一项初步研究，该研究调查了中国样本中超自然信念与宗教信仰之间的关系，以及中文版修订版超自然信念量表的编制及其在310名大学生（5.5%为基督教徒，21.3%为佛教徒，61%信仰中国传统宗教，12%为无神论者）中的心理测量特性测试。中文版的信效度令人满意。总体而言，中国传统宗教信徒在超自然信念上的得分高于基督教徒和无神论者，中国参与者的平均总分高于先前西方样本中的报告。研究得出结论，中国传统宗教信徒更多地参与强调超自然体验的活动可能导致他们有更强的超自然信念，尤其是与少数基督教群体相比。研究结果与基督教可能对超自然信念支持最少的观点一致。
