Paranormal experiences, mental health and mental boundaries, and psi

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 487-492

  Rabeyron, Thomas ^a,b   Watt, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental boundaries; Mental health; Negative life events; Paranormal experiences; Precognition; Psi; Retro priming; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 73749085626     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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