“Even the Stars Think That I Am Superior: Personality, Intelligence and Belief in Astrology”, 2021-11-20 (; similar):
Belief in astrology is on the rise, although the reasons behind this are unclear. We tested whether individual personality traits could predict such epistemically unfounded beliefs.
Data was collected for 264 participants through an anonymous online survey shared on social media. The survey consisted of 4 instruments: Belief in Astrology (BAI), the Big Five personality traits (IPIP-30), narcissism (SD3 [Short Dark Triad]), and intelligence (ICAR16-R3D). Data analysis was done with multiple linear regression.
Narcissism was surprisingly the strongest predictor, and intelligence showed a negative relationship with belief in astrology.
Overall, our novel results suggest that something as innocent as astrology could both attract and possibly reinforce individual differences.
[Keywords: belief in astrology, pseudoscience, Big Five, narcissism, intelligence]