Marking the milestone of our 100th post-publication here,🥳 I'm excited to share an intriguing questionnaire-based study conducted in Spain about UFOs. Looking forward to connecting again on more captivating projects like this in the near future!❤
✍Beliefs and opinions about the existence of life outside the earth: The UFO
Experiences Questionnaire (UFO-Q)
🌐Link to the paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S2590291121000206
The paper presents a psychosocial study based on the statistical justification of the UFO Experiences Questionnaire (UFO-Q), which examines the underlying dimensions of UFO experiences and beliefs, as well as their social impact on the Spanish-speaking culture. The study found that UFO experiences can be represented based on four dimensions: Extraterrestrial Beliefs, Extraterrestrial Experiences, Fearful Extraterrestrial Beliefs, and Form Beliefs.
The paper contributes to the understanding of the underlying dimensions of UFO experiences and beliefs, as well as their social impact on the Spanish-speaking culture. It also suggests that the relationship between paranormal contents and extraterrestrial beliefs may only occur in the magical-divergent model. Additionally, the paper highlights the need for controlling sufficient variables and questioning the psychological profile in experimental subjects when researching this topic.
🔵The practical implications of this paper are as follows:
🔸The UFO-Q questionnaire with 28 total items enables examination of extraterrestrial beliefs and experiences in the Spanish general population, indicating if the subject's beliefs are magical-divergent and the degree of fear associated with this kind of content.
🔸The reliability of the UFO-Q scores has been excellent in the analysis of internal consistency and test-retest designs, which suggest that the dimensions of the questionnaire are psychological traits and not variable states over time.
🔸The UFO-Q can be useful in the field of social research and in the clinical understanding of the impact that anomalous experiences have on people's quality of life.
🔸The UFO-Q instrument can have useful applications both in the framework of psychological assessment and in the field of sociological study of the UFO phenomenon.
🔸The validity and reliability of UFO will contribute to the understanding of this type of experiences and the psychological basis that characterizes them.
The introduction of this paper discusses the concept of UFO experiences, which are subjective situations related to the belief in the existence of extraterrestrial beings, alien contacts or visits, UFO sightings and abductions. While the existence of life outside the Earth is a research area with rational foundations included in the contemporary scientific framework, belief in extraterrestrial beings is also a social construct related to divergent models of thinking. The paper highlights the need for controlling sufficient variables and questioning the psychological profile in experimental subjects when researching this topic.
The paper provides a literature review of previous studies related to UFO experiences and beliefs. The authors discuss the different theoretical models that have been proposed to explain these experiences, including the magical-divergent model and the critical-divergent model. They also review the different types of UFO experiences, such as sightings, close encounters, and abductions, and the psychological and social factors that may contribute to these experiences. The authors highlight the need for further research in this area, particularly in terms of developing reliable and valid measures of UFO experiences and beliefs.
The paper uses a psychosocial study based on the statistical justification of the UFO Experiences Questionnaire (UFO-Q) to examine the underlying dimensions of UFO experiences and beliefs, as well as their social impact on Spanish-speaking culture. The sample was of non-probabilistic convenience and consisted of 404 subjects selected from the Spanish general population. The study uses multivariate analysis techniques, including Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), to identify the underlying dimensions of UFO experiences and beliefs. The study also uses a psychometric design of normative groups, using the study sample general criteria. The authors also discuss the validity and reliability of the UFO-Q instrument and its potential applications in the framework of psychological assessment and sociological study of the UFO phenomenon.
The data used in this paper is a sample of 404 subjects selected from the Spanish general population. The study uses the UFO Experiences Questionnaire (UFO-Q) to examine the underlying dimensions of UFO experiences and beliefs, as well as their social impact on Spanish-speaking culture. The authors use multivariate analysis techniques, including Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), to identify the underlying dimensions of UFO experiences and beliefs. The study also uses a psychometric design of normative groups, using the study sample general criteria.
The paper presents a psychosocial study based on the statistical justification of the UFO Experiences Questionnaire (UFO-Q), which examines the underlying dimensions of UFO experiences and beliefs, as well as their social impact on Spanish-speaking culture. The Factorial Analyses confirmed that UFO experiences can be represented based on four dimensions: Extraterrestrial Beliefs (C1), Extraterrestrial Experiences (E1), Fearful Extraterrestrial Beliefs (T1), and Form Beliefs (C2).
The analysis of items suggested that these beliefs could present two cognitive models: On the one hand, there is the magical-divergent model (irrational thinking), and on the other hand, there is also the critical-divergent (rational thinking). However, the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis questioned both models because they only allowed the identification of the magical-divergent dimension (factor C2). This result invites us to review the validity of the integrative model that associates paranormal content with extraterrestrial beliefs.
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