Construction and validation of Phenomelogical OBE questionnaire: elements, meanings and their role in life experiencers: a quali-quantitative analysis

• Grant number: 16/05208-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2016
• End date: October 03, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Fundamentals and Assessments in Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Wellington Zangari
• Grantee: Gabriel Teixeira de Medeiros
• Host Institution: Instituto de Psicologia (IP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/01263-1 - Investigating the interpretation of conjuring tricks (or "pseudo-psychic demonstrations") as related to framing and paranormal belief, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

The Out of Body Experiences (OBE) are the subject of research since the beginning of last century, however there is still no screening questionnaire for this phenomenon. Nevertheless, the literature is controversial about the definition and understanding of OBE and its etiology, which suggests the existence of multiple phenomena under the same term OBE. In a qualitative and quantitative research the present study intends to build and validate an OBE questionnaire which can describe and explore the various constituent elements of the experience, the meanings and understandings given by OBErs and the consequences and changes in their life , resulted from experience. The preparation of the questionnaire will be based on literature data and data collected through six focus groups, and free lists. The qualitative data will be analysed by content analysis, with theoretical support in the phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty. After the confection of the questionnaire, it will be applied online into a random sample, and validated by internal consistency among items and inter item correlation (Determination of Cronbach's alpha coefficient and Pearson correlation analysis). Finally, t tests, chi square and cluster analysis will be applied to analyze the elements of the OBE, their relationships and possible delineation of subtypes of the experience. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MEDEIROS, Gabriel Teixeira de. Construction and validation of phenomenological OBE Questionnaire elements, meanings and their role in life experiencers a quali-quantitative analysis. 2023. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Psicologia (IP/SBD) São Paulo.