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Psychological Characteristics of Children who Speak of a Previous Life: The Role of Dissociation. |
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Written by Administrator
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sexta, 10 setembro 2004 |
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Haraldsson, E., Fowler, P. C. & Mahendran, V. (2000).
Psychological Characteristics of Children who Speak of a Previous Life: The Role
of Dissociation. Proceedings of Presented
Papers: The Parapsychological Association 43rd Annual Convention,(pp.
100-112).
Abstract
Personality and mental ability measures were administered to 27 pairs of
children in Sri Lanka who do, or do not, claim memories of a previous life.
Questionnaires about their behavior, development, and family environment were
administered to their parents. Children claiming previous-life memories perform
better in school than their peers and they are not more suggestible. The Child
Behavior Checklist reveals that they exhibit more behavioral problems, including
oppositional traits, and obsessional and perfectionistic characteristics. The
Child Dissociation Checklist shows them to have dissociative tendencies (e. g.,
rapid changes in personality and frequent daydreaming). The structure of their
family environment does not differ from that of other children.
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