The Indian superstition scale: creating a measure to assess Indian superstitions
Despite humans' capacity for rational thought, they are not immune to superstitions. Superstitions are strongly tied to cultural practices, especially in India. Although 17% of the world's population resides in India, Indian culture is understudied, and there have not been sufficient attem...
Published in: | Journal of beliefs and values |
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Authors: | ; ; ; ; |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2019]
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Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2019, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-214 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Superstition
/ Psychometrics
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Further subjects: | B
Belief
B Superstition B Well-being B Culture |
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Summary: | Despite humans' capacity for rational thought, they are not immune to superstitions. Superstitions are strongly tied to cultural practices, especially in India. Although 17% of the world's population resides in India, Indian culture is understudied, and there have not been sufficient attempts to understand Indian superstitions in a scientific manner from a psychometric standpoint. By creating a proper superstition measurement for the Indian population, we can better understand how Indians think and behave. The goal of the present research is to create a superstition measure specific to Indian culture. The results reveal 18 items reflecting Indian superstitions that can be generalised across contemporary India. |
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ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2019.1570452 |