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Psychological factors in precognitive dream experiences::The role of paranormal belief, selective recall and propensity to find correspondences. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We report two studies into psychological factors that have been proposed to contribute to the claim of having experienced a precognitive dream. Study 1 investigated the role of selective recall in precognitive dream experiences.
Ashley, Natalie   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Christianity, paranormal belief and personality: a study among 13- to 16-year-old pupils in England and Wales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Studies concerning the changing landscapes of religiosity and spirituality in the lives of young people in England and Wales draw attention to decline in traditional religiosity and to growth in alternative spiritualities.
Robbins, Mandy   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Attitude toward Christianity and paranormal belief among 13- to 16-year-old students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
A positive correlation (r = .19) was found among a sample of 279 13- to 16-year-old students in Wales between the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and a new Index of Paranormal Belief.
Robbins, Mandy   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Use of Free Indirect Discourse in J. R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series

open access: yesColloquy: Text, Theory, Critique, 2019
Although the romance genre has received a lot of attention in feminist and gender studies, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s, it is still largely ignored by narratologists and other literary theorists.
Evie Kendal
doaj   +1 more source

Seven Decades of Demographic Trends at the Hugo Awards From 1953 to 2023: How the Award Recipients Reflect Actual and Aspirational Demographic Trends in Society

open access: yesSociology Lens, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 414-426, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This study analyses the demographic trends at the Hugo Awards, with a focus on the authors' genders, languages, nationalities, and uses of pseudonyms. This research uses publicly available information published by the World Science Fiction Society and the Hugo Awards to determine demographic trends in nominated and winning authors for the Best
Grace Boglev
wiley   +1 more source

When Wuxia Met Romance: The Pleasures and Politics of Transculturalism in Sherry Thomas’s My Beautiful Enemy

open access: yesJournal of Popular Romance Studies, 2020
A case study of Sherry Thomas’s Qing-era My Beautiful Enemy (and its prequel, The Hidden Blade) allows for a fruitful discussion of changing representations of diversity in romance fiction and its appeal to readers.
Jayashree Kamblé
doaj  

From Policy to Psychology: Analysing Evaluations of Journal Credibility Through Institutional and Cognitive Lenses

open access: yesLearned Publishing, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigated how Croatian scholars in the social sciences and humanities assess the credibility of academic journals, focusing on the influence of journal characteristics, academic discipline, rank, and cognitive style. Using a mixed‐method design with 1307 participants, we manipulated information about three journal characteristics
Nikolina Peša Pavlović   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between sleep variables and ostensibly paranormal experiences and paranormal beliefs: A scoping review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Night-time is a period of great significance for many people who report paranormal experiences. However, there is limited understanding of the associations between sleep variables and seemingly paranormal experiences and/or beliefs.
Denis, D.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Spiritual and religious information experiences: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 40-61, January 2026.
Abstract This chapter examines the contours of the religious and spiritual information experiences subfield through a review and content analysis of selected contributions from the past two decades in both information science and related fields. The research question that guides this review is: How have spirituality and religion been conceptualized in ...
Nadia Caidi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Is Known About Maladaptive Daydreaming? A Scoping Review

open access: yesClinical Psychology &Psychotherapy, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 1-18, July/August 2025.
ABSTRACT Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is a dysfunctional coping mechanism that involves excessive, uncontrollable daydreaming. MD accounts for severe impairment in life functioning and is comorbid with several psychopathological disorders, sharing common maladaptive features such as compulsion and emotional dysregulation.
Shivani Atul Mansuklal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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