Picard, Manuel (2022) Synchronicity: A Survey Study. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Synchronicities occur when special meaning is interpreted into two seemingly unrelated events, even though no causal connection between the two can be made. Previous research found several factors such as “Spirituality”, “vitality”, “relying on intuition”, “presence and search for meaning” and “extraversion” to be both positively related to a higher frequency of synchronicity experiences and “life satisfaction”. This study investigates the correlation between “life satisfaction” and “synchronicity frequency”. In order to measure the frequency with which individuals experience synchronicities the “Weird Coincidences scale” and its two subscales were used and their reliability was successfully validated. The results indicate a positive moderate relationship between the “satisfaction with life scale” and the “weird coincidences scale”. The effect appears to be loaded on the “agentic” subscale, which when isolated, showed statistical significance. This suggests that the attribution of meaning to random stimuli is connected to more life satisfaction. Furthermore, the difficulty of conducting scientific research on the topic of synchronicities is discussed. Due to the highly subjective nature of the phenomenon of Synchronicity using a paradigm that puts the establishment of causality as its goal poses great challenges. Instead, it is discussed that an approach that focuses on the individual’s experience of synchronicities and their possible benefits and dangers might be a more fruitful way to conduct further psychological research on this topic.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Mulberger Rogele, A.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Other [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2022 14:02 |
| Last Modified: | 17 May 2022 14:02 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/461 |
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