Confidence Charms: How Superstition Influences Overconfidence Bias in Han and the Qiang Ethnic Minority Chinese

Li, Heng

doi:10.1080/00223980.2021.1902918

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“…A sample of 200 male and female university students of BS and M. classes, out of the study population of 415, was calculated using a Raosoft sample size calculator with the 95 confidence level and 5 margin of error. 8 The questionnaires; a measure to superstitions scale and general self-efficacy scale, were used to analyze the relationship between superstitious beliefs and self-efficacy, with the role of ageing, education and socioeconomic status. Ethical approval was taken from the university.…”

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Relationship of Superstitious Beliefs and Self Efficacy with the Role of Education and SocioEconomic Status; A study at Garrison University Lahore Pakistan

Sehar

Razaq

Kanwal

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Objective: To determine the relationship between superstitious beliefs and self-efficacy among participants and explore selfefficacy, age, education, gender and socioeconomic status as the significant predictors of superstitious beliefs among participants. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Garrison University, Lahore Pakistan, from May to Nov 2020. Methodology: Total number of 200 study participants, age ranged of 18 to 50 years, were selected. The questionnaires; (1) a measure to superstitions scale and (2) general self-efficacy scale, were used to analyze the relationship between superstitious beliefs and self-efficacy with the role of ageing, education and socioeconomic status among participants. Result: Out of 200 male and female participants, study results reveal that superstitions belief and self-efficacy were correlated positively in a very small to moderate direction. Moreover, the study result showed that age (β=0.10), gender (β=0.05), socioeconomic status (β=0.91), and self-efficacy (β=0.24) were positively predicting superstitious beliefs while education (β=- 0.09) was negatively predicting the superstitious beliefs among participants. Conclusion: The results of the study showed the positive correlation between superstitious beliefs and self-efficacy among participants. Furthermore, the study concluded that participants' age, gender, socioeconomic status and self-efficacy were positive predictors of superstitious belief.

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Relationship of Superstitious Beliefs and Self Efficacy with the Role of Education and SocioEconomic Status; A study at Garrison University Lahore Pakistan

Sehar

Razaq

Kanwal

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Let God Judge Between Me and Thee: Activating God-Related Concepts Increases Overconfidence in Chinese Han and Bai People

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The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

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Confidence Charms: How Superstition Influences Overconfidence Bias in Han and the Qiang Ethnic Minority Chinese

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Relationship of Superstitious Beliefs and Self Efficacy with the Role of Education and SocioEconomic Status; A study at Garrison University Lahore Pakistan

Relationship of Superstitious Beliefs and Self Efficacy with the Role of Education and SocioEconomic Status; A study at Garrison University Lahore Pakistan

Let God Judge Between Me and Thee: Activating God-Related Concepts Increases Overconfidence in Chinese Han and Bai People

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