GentleDance Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Quote Abstract Belief in astrology is on the rise, although the reasons behind this are unclear. We tested whether individual personality traits could predict such epistemically unfounded beliefs. Data was collected for 264 participants through an anonymous online survey shared on social media. The survey consisted of four instruments: Belief in Astrology (BAI), the Big Five personality traits (IPIP-30), narcissism (SD3) and intelligence (ICAR16-R3D). Data analysis was done with multiple linear regression. Narcissism was surprisingly the strongest predictor, and intelligence showed a negative relationship with belief in astrology. Overall, our novel results suggest that something as innocent as astrology could both attract and possibly reinforce individual differences. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886921007686
perfect blue Posted May 30 Posted May 30 + anyone that seriously believes in manifestation. Both rife with confirmation bias and self centeredness. 4 1
Rev8 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Quote 264 participants through an anonymous online survey shared on social media. T lol 3 1
ZeroPoint Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Is there a study about the link between narcissism and christianity too? 1 1 1
305 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Absolutely makes sense because a lot of them automatically believe that they are better than others because of a made up star sign
nostalgic Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Noted astrologist Dua Lipa doesn't seem very narcissistic to me but I'm not a psychologist
PoisonPill Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Makes sense, it allows people to dress up their toxic personality traits as fun quirks that are out of their control. 6 1
JO1s Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Not that I believe in it, but that research is as valid as an atrl poll 6
Rune Posted May 30 Posted May 30 The time of the year I was born in predetermined my personality traits!! I know I'm a self-obsessed sociopath but I can't help being a Gemini!! 8
godmess Posted May 30 Posted May 30 If your only context for astrology is horoscopes then sure... But if you actually recognize it as one of the oldest meaning making systems we have then no! A lot of people have absolutely zero clue about what astrology actually is and does and have never even sat through a single lecture by a good astrologer. The arrogance and ignorance is too much.
diemoehre Posted May 30 Posted May 30 4 hours ago, nostalgic said: Noted astrologist Dua Lipa doesn't seem very narcissistic to me but I'm not a psychologist Just because someone believes in astrology it doesn't mean they're a narcissist. They probably just found a strong correlation between narcissism and belief in astrology. Haven't read the article yet though, so not sure about the details.
diemoehre Posted May 30 Posted May 30 55 minutes ago, godmess said: If your only context for astrology is horoscopes then sure... But if you actually recognize it as one of the oldest meaning making systems we have then no! A lot of people have absolutely zero clue about what astrology actually is and does and have never even sat through a single lecture by a good astrologer. The arrogance and ignorance is too much. There is zero scientific evidence for astrology being real. 2 3
dussel_06 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Astrology is cringe. I roll my eyes whenever I hear "I'm a gemini." "It's the Leo in me". Like wtf. 1
Last Boy on Earth Posted May 30 Posted May 30 (edited) What irks me is the 'oh this will be a good month for everyone as planets are x and x' and then there's still people suffering with wars and natural disasters all around the world.. selfish and egocentric. Exact same as when Christians say 'thank god for x' ok but why god only helped you and not the others? Why are you special? Edited May 30 by Last Boy on Earth
Kern Posted May 30 Posted May 30 This is tea. People who are talking about astrology are also talking about themselves a lot when no one asked
godmess Posted May 30 Posted May 30 15 minutes ago, diemoehre said: There is zero scientific evidence for astrology being real. Do you know what a 'meaning making system' is? The degeneracy of the literalist and materialist mind brought by dogmatic science has made people like you unable to work with the rich tapestry of symbolic and archetypal wisdom. 1
wanderlust Posted May 30 Posted May 30 5 hours ago, Rev8 said: lol thank you always be wary of these articles or "studies". there's a lot of people who use it whenever it comes in handy to pat themselves on the back. but there other people who take it seriously and use it to try to make sense of the world. they study events and historical figures, not themselves
DoctorIce Posted May 30 Posted May 30 (edited) People who spread this horseshit around deserve the same disdain as flat-Earthers. There is no wisdom or logic in astrology whatsoever. Life is hard and people are desperate for meaning, so I understand how people fall into it. But ultimately any grown adult indulging and defending it needs a reality check. Edited May 31 by DoctorIce 4
godmess Posted May 30 Posted May 30 People in here would be very shocked to learn the history of something like psychology... People think they're so scientific it's actually funny to witness when it breaks down because something was born out of spirituality and study of the soul 1
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