Healthy schizotypy: the case of out-of-the-body experiences

By C. Mccreery, G. Claridge. 2002

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Schizotypy models in relation to subjective health and paranormal beliefs and experiences (2004, result): “The fourth schizotypy factor of asocial behaviour has been found mainly in studies by Claridge and colleagues (McCreery & Claridge, 2002).”
The evolution of personality variation in humans and other animals. (2006, background): “Individuals scoring high in Unusual Experiences and on measures of creativity have increased levels of paranormal belief (McCreery & Claridge, 2002; Thalbourne, 2000; Thalbourne & Delin, 1994), and five-factor Openness itself is positively correlated with beliefs in the paranormal (Charlton, 2005).”
Neuropsychological evidence for dimensional schizotypy: Implications for creativity and psychopathology (2004, background): “These data and those examining the association with creativity suggest the possibility of a healthy schizotypy (McCreery & Claridge, 2002), which may explain the persistence of genes related to schizophrenia in the population despite its many maladaptive aspects.”
On the relationship between paranormal belief and schizotypy among adolescents (2008, background): “There are also studies showing relationships between schizotypal traits and paranormal phenomena, such as out-of-body experiences (McCreery & Claridge, 1995, 2002) or nightmare-distress (Claridge, Clark, & Davis, 1997).”