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Belief in astrology inventory: development and validation.

Eliseo Chico1, Urbano Lorenzo-Seva

  • 1Department of Psychology, Rovira i Virgili University, Ctra. de Valls s/n, 43007-Tarragona, Spain.

Psychological Reports
|February 20, 2007
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This study introduces the Belief in Astrology Inventory, finding a negligible link between astrology sun signs and extraversion. Women scored higher on belief in astrology than men.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • The sun-sign effect in astrology posits a link between birth date and personality traits like extraversion.
  • Previous research often used unvalidated questionnaires to assess astrological beliefs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the Belief in Astrology Inventory (BAI) with psychometric data.
  • To investigate the relationship between astrological beliefs and personality traits.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the BAI to 743 Spanish university students.
  • Correlated BAI scores with extraversion, considering sun-sign categories.

Main Results:

  • A small, statistically significant correlation (r = .22) was found between belief in astrology and extraversion for positive sun-sign individuals, explaining only 4% of the variance.

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  • Women reported significantly higher belief in astrology than men.

    • Conclusions:

    • The study presents a psychometrically validated tool for measuring belief in astrology.
    • The findings suggest a minimal association between astrological beliefs and personality traits, with gender influencing belief levels.