A Survey About Paranormal Belief For Adolescents And The Relationship Between It And The Cognitive Style

In this study, using the " adolescents'paranormal belief survey" by self and the "Group Embedded Figure Test" to investigate the superstitious characteristics and the relationship with the cognitive style of the junior high school, high school students and college students. The results as follows:(1) Paranormal consciousness and paranormal activities have not significant differences on the cognitive style. The influence of cognitive style is small on the paranormal belief for youth .(2)There is moderate positive correlation between paranormal consciousness and paranormal activities, however, the law of development is not fully consistent. They were impacted different by the factors of grade and region.(3) The information about superstition from books and magazines for different students affected by the test are the most extensive. The information about paranormal belief from network for cities and county-level cities students affected are more extensive than for rural areas students. The information about superstition from parents and students for rural areas students affected is broader than other areas. The information's impact about paranormal belief from places of worship for city students is wider than other areas. Overall, rural areas students have broader sources about superstition. The city students'sources about superstition are more centralized, however, acts of freshmen forecast is significantly higher than that of other grades(4) Paranormal consciousness have significant differences on grade. The eighth grade is the critical period of development awareness. Paranormal activities are not significantly different on grade.(5) Paranormal consciousness and its factors divination,perceive are significantly different on gender. Girls'mark are higher than boys'. Paranormal behavior and its factors forecast are significantly different on gender. Girls'mark are lower than boys'. Girls are more superstitious than boys.(6) Paranormal consciousness and its factors are significant different between cities and countries. Students come from towns and countries are more superstitious than cities. Paranormal behavior and its factors are not significantly different.(7) 65.4% of the students think that the religion is not paranormal belief. The main effect of whether is religious or not is significant. Religious are more superstitious than not. On the act, a religious purpose of pray are stronger than not.