Half-Belief and the Paradox of Ritual Instrumental Activism: A Theory of Modern Superstition

Campbell, Colin

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“…Although Campbell (1996) suggests that people do not really believe in such superstition, in this study, players reported many superstitious behaviours, such as reading their horoscope, touching wood, avoiding walking under ladders, changing the colour of pen while playing bingo, etc. It does appear that they were adopting an illusion of control over the chance elements in their lives (Langer, 1983).…”

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“…However, participants may be unwilling to publicly admit to their private beliefs due to a fear of being ridiculed or considered irrational. This contradiction between what individuals say and do has been investigated by Campbell (1996), who concludes that the majority of the population have "half-beliefs." He suggests that people are basically rational and do not really believe in the effects of superstition.…”

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A study of superstitious beliefs among bingo players

Griffiths¹,

Bingham²

2005

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This study was conducted in order to examine the beliefs players have regarding superstition and luck and how these beliefs are related to their gambling behaviour. A self-completion questionnaire was devised and the study was carried out in a large bingo hall in Nottingham, over four nights. 412 "volunteer" bingo players completed the questionnaires. Significant relationships were found in many areas. Many players reported beliefs in luck and superstition; however, a greater percentage of players reported having "everyday" superstitious beliefs, rather than those concerned with bingo.

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A study of superstitious beliefs among bingo players

Griffiths¹,

Bingham²

2005

JGI

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“…As the transcripts were analysed, other data were sampled from literature surrounding superstitious and cultural beliefs, often practised within a health care setting (Cleary 2004). Stories of quest, myth and folklore, poetry and lyrics which have resonance with all things spiritual (Campbell 1988(Campbell , 1996 were identified through theoretical sampling and used to further explore the data. This theoretical sampling and analysis enriched identification of codes that were then converted into a gerund.…”

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Carrying Hope; Pre-Registration Nursing Students’ Understanding and Awareness of Their Spiritual Needs from Their Experiences in Practice: A Grounded Theory Study

Wigley

2017

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Spirituality is integral to health and wellbeing and a fundamental element of nursing care. Nonetheless, evidence suggests that spirituality is a frequently ignored aspect of nursing education and care. From 2008 to 2010 a Glaserian grounded theory design was used to explore and explain pre-registration nursing students' personal understanding of their own spirituality and the relationship between experiences in clinical practice and spiritual awareness. While there is evidence that examines relevance of providing spiritual care to service users, at that time, minimal research has been undertaken to examine spiritual needs in pre-registration nursing students. A theory of carrying hope emerged from the findings to explain how pre-registration nursing students resolve clinical experiences with spiritual awareness. The findings identified that pre-registration nursing students' awareness of spirituality can be explained in three main Basic Social Processes (BSPs): struggling, safeguarding and seeking. This study highlights the extreme personal challenge pre-registration nursing students experience as a result of their experiences in clinical practice and the impact this has upon their spiritual awareness. Recommendations from this study include the implementation of a model of pastoral care for tutors to support spiritual needs of during transition from student to registration.

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“…Superstitions may be defined as beliefs or behaviours that have no religious or scientific foundation, but originate from misleading interpretations of accidental circumstances which lead people to think that certain actions, objects or external events can bring good or bad luck, or be signs announcing positive or negative consequences (Campbell, 1996;Delacroix & Guillard, 2008).…”

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