Table 4.

The final factor structure and factor loadings of the Core Metaphysical Beliefs Questionnaire.

Item code		1	2
	1. Idealism (α = 0.784)
Idealism3	All there exists is forms of consciousness	0.59	0.07
Idealism1	The mental is more fundamental than the physical	0.57	− 0.08
Pos_Ultimate3	Love is the fundamental nature of reality	0.54	− 0.06
Panpsychism3	All matter also has a mental aspect	0.52	− 0.04
Idealism2	Nothing exists outside mind	0.52	0.26
Panpsychism2	Consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe	0.51	− 0.16
Dualism2	The mind can exist independently of the physical	0.49	− 0.20
Dualism3	Mind and matter are distinct aspects of reality	0.42	0.01
	2. Materialism (α = 0.873)
Scientism1	Science is the only way to know reality	− 0.09	0.74
Scientism3	Science can reveal all there is to know about reality	0.05	0.74
Materialism1	There is nothing but the physical	− 0.15	0.73
Scientism2	Nothing exists unless it can be scientifically proven	0.09	0.68
Materialism2	Consciousness is just neurons firing	− 0.11	0.66
Free_will2	All our actions are completely determined by physical causes	− 0.06	0.65
Ultimate3	There is nothing besides what can be observed	0.23	0.63
Materialism3	Ultimately, everything consists of the entities or processes that physics describes	− 0.12	0.61