Journal article
The Janus face of schizotypy: Enhanced spiritual connection or existential despair?
Psychiatry Research, Vol.220(1-2), pp.233-236
2014
Abstract
It has been asserted that schizotypy has a negative relationship with subjective well-being. By employing a multidimensional measure of spiritual well being with 400 British College students we report a more complex relationship. The Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being and Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief Version were used and analysis made use of Canonical Correlational Analysis. Results suggested that two distinct relationships emerged between schizotypy and spirituality. First, a positive association between cognitive/perceptual features of schizotypy and spiritual connectedness emerged. Second a more global negative relationship between feelings of spiritual isolation and despair was found for all aspects of schizotypy. These findings challenge the previous literature based on one-dimensional subjective well being measures which have found only a negative relationship. However, the positive association between connectedness and cognitive-perceptual aspects of schizotypy raises import questions about the possible benefit of certain types of schizotypal experience.
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- Title
- The Janus face of schizotypy: Enhanced spiritual connection or existential despair?
- Authors/Creators
- H-F Unterrainer (Author/Creator) - Medical University of GrazA.J. Lewis (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Psychiatry Research, Vol.220(1-2), pp.233-236
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Identifiers
- 991005542678107891
- Copyright
- © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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