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. 1993 Aug;33(4):507-13.
doi: 10.1093/geront/33.4.507.

Age differences in mystical experience

J S Levin  1
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Age differences in mystical experience

J S Levin. Gerontologist. 1993 Aug.

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  • Gerontologist 1993 Oct;33(5):followi

Abstract

Age differences are examined in reports of deja vu, ESP, clairvoyance, spiritualism, and numinous experience. According to the 1988 General Social Survey (N = 1481), these mystical experiences are somewhat more common now than in 1973, and deja vu, clairvoyance, and a composite mysticism score have increased with successively younger age cohorts. Further, private and subjective religiosity are positively related to overall mystical experience, while organizational religiosity is inversely related.

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    Tobin SS. Tobin SS. Gerontologist. 1993 Aug;33(4):439. doi: 10.1093/geront/33.4.439. Gerontologist. 1993. PMID: 8375670 No abstract available.

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