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
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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
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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