Table 4.
Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting exceptional experiences from contextual variables.
| Predictor | Odd beliefs | Anomalous perceptions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissociative | Hallucinatory | |||
| Step 1 Other subscales | ΔR2, p | 0.55, 0.000 | 0.50, 0.000 | 0.55, 0.000 |
| Step 2 Control variablesa | ΔR2, p | 0.03, 0.010 | 0.03, 0.019 | 0.01, 0.146 |
| Step 3 Contextual variables | ΔR2, p | 0.10, 0.000 | 0.08, 0.000 | 0.04, 0.045 |
| Waking states | β [CI 95%], p | 0.17 [0.07, 0.27], 0.001 | −0.06 [−0.17, 0.06], 0.318 | −0.16 [−0.27, −0.05], 0.006 |
| Occult practices | 0.07 [−0.04, 0.18], 0.221 | 0.01 [−0.12, 0.13], 0.918 | 0.06 [−0.06, 0.19], 0.311 | |
| Spontaneously | 0.08 [−0.02, 0.19], 0.126 | −0.08 [−0.19, 0.04], 0.188 | 0.11 [−0.01, 0.22], 0.063 | |
| Mental techniques | 0.08 [−0.05, 0.20], 0.215 | 0.13 [0.00, 0.26], 0.050 | 0.09 [0.04, 0.22], 0.170 | |
| Contact with healers | −0.06 [− 0.17, 0.04], 0.215 | 0.13 [0.02, 0.24], 0.018 | 0.04 [−0.07, 0.15], 0.487 | |
| Against own volition | −0.11 [−0.21, −0.02], 0.018 | 0.19 [0.09, 0.29], 0.000 | 0.03 [−0.07, 0.14], 0.525 | |
| Drug-induced | −0.04 [−0.13, 0.05], 0.351 | 0.11 [0.02, 0.21], 0.023 | −0.02 [−0.12, 0.08], 0.729 | |
| On own volition | 0.05 [−0.07, 0.18], 0.385 | 0.04 [−0.09, 0.17], 0.560 | 0.06 [−0.07, 0.20], 0.355 | |
| Extreme situations | 0.14 [0.05, 0.23], 0.002 | 0.00 [−0.10, 0.10], 0.974 | −0.08 [−0.18, 0.02], 0.100 | |
| Total R2 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.60 | |
a
Control variables include age, sex, and educational achievement. R2, explained variance; p, probability; β, standardized regression weight; CI, confidence interval. The alpha levels were 0.10 (trend), 0.05 (significant), and 0.01 (highly significant). Significant results are in boldface, statistical trends in italics.