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Popular epistemically unwarranted beliefs inventory (PEUBI): A psychometric instrument for assessing paranormal, pseudoscientific and conspiracy beliefs

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    Identifier: imarina:9285880
    Authors:
    Huete-Perez, DanielMorales-Vives, FabiaGavilan, Jose M.Boada, RogerHaro, Juan
    Abstract:
    Studying epistemically unwarranted beliefs (EUB) is relevant at basic, applied, and social levels. However, EUB scales validated in Spain are scare. Consequently, we aimed to develop and validate a scale of this kind. One thousand four hundred and sixty participants answered to a preliminary version of the questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed the final form of PEUBI: a 36-item instrument with five related factors (Superstitions, Occultism and Pseudoscience, Traditional Religion, Extraordinary Life Forms, and Conspiracy Theories). The results showed that the items were little affected by social desirability bias. PEUBI factor scores showed good internal consistency (estimates between .85 and .97), test-retest reliability (estimates between .75 and .93), and convergent-divergent validity. Sociodemographic differences were also explored, observing lower levels of EUB in men, elders, from pure sciences and technology, and atheists. In conclusion, PEUBI is a valid and reliable psychometric instrument to assess paranormal, pseudoscientific and conspiracy beliefs in Spanish adults.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Huete-Perez, Daniel; Morales-Vives, Fabia; Gavilan, Jose M.; Boada, Roger; Haro, Juan;
    Department: Psicologia
    URV's Author/s: Boada Navarro, Roger / Gavilán Ibáñez, José Manuel / Haro Rodriguez, Juan / Huete Pérez, Daniel / Morales Vives, Fàbia
    Keywords: Validation Unwarranted beliefs Schizotypy Religion Questionnaire Pseudoscience Personality Paranormal Ideation Conspiracy Adaptation validation unwarranted beliefs schizotypy religion questionnaire pseudoscience paranormal ideation adaptation
    Abstract: Studying epistemically unwarranted beliefs (EUB) is relevant at basic, applied, and social levels. However, EUB scales validated in Spain are scare. Consequently, we aimed to develop and validate a scale of this kind. One thousand four hundred and sixty participants answered to a preliminary version of the questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed the final form of PEUBI: a 36-item instrument with five related factors (Superstitions, Occultism and Pseudoscience, Traditional Religion, Extraordinary Life Forms, and Conspiracy Theories). The results showed that the items were little affected by social desirability bias. PEUBI factor scores showed good internal consistency (estimates between .85 and .97), test-retest reliability (estimates between .75 and .93), and convergent-divergent validity. Sociodemographic differences were also explored, observing lower levels of EUB in men, elders, from pure sciences and technology, and atheists. In conclusion, PEUBI is a valid and reliable psychometric instrument to assess paranormal, pseudoscientific and conspiracy beliefs in Spanish adults.
    Thematic Areas: Psychology, experimental Psychology Psicología Experimental and cognitive psychology Developmental and educational psychology Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Arts and humanities (miscellaneous) Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: daniel.huete@urv.cat daniel.huete@urv.cat roger.boada@estudiants.urv.cat juan.haro@urv.cat fabia.morales@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-8851-963X 0000-0001-8851-963X 0000-0002-3456-4731 0000-0002-2095-0244
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.4010
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 36 (6): 1260-1276
    APA: Huete-Perez, Daniel; Morales-Vives, Fabia; Gavilan, Jose M.; Boada, Roger; Haro, Juan; (2022). Popular epistemically unwarranted beliefs inventory (PEUBI): A psychometric instrument for assessing paranormal, pseudoscientific and conspiracy beliefs. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36(6), 1260-1276. DOI: 10.1002/acp.4010
    Article's DOI: 10.1002/acp.4010
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2022
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Arts and Humanities (Miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology,Psychology, Experimental
    Validation
    Unwarranted beliefs
    Schizotypy
    Religion
    Questionnaire
    Pseudoscience
    Personality
    Paranormal
    Ideation
    Conspiracy
    Adaptation
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    unwarranted beliefs
    schizotypy
    religion
    questionnaire
    pseudoscience
    paranormal
    ideation
    adaptation
    Psychology, experimental
    Psychology
    Psicología
    Experimental and cognitive psychology
    Developmental and educational psychology
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Arts and humanities (miscellaneous)
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
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