VLADISLAV SHESTAKOV
FILOZOFICKÁ FAKULTA, UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI, KATEDRA PSYCHOLOGIE
FACULTY OF ARTS, PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY OLOMOUC, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRACTICING NEW AGE AND OTHER NONPERSONIFIED
RELIGIONS
Abstract: This article deals with the analysis of psychological profiles of participants practicing
the New Age movement and other non-personified alternative beliefs. The aim of the research
is to identify certain psychological traits of the respondents. For the research the author uses the
psychological method of the Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire Mccrae-Costa or the Big Five
in the adaptation by A. B. Khromov. The sample consists of 27 female and male respondents with
Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Russian nationalities. The average age of the participants is 29.5 years.
The quantitative research was conducted between 2022 and 2023 and was carried out in the
manner of electronic data collection through Google Forms. Based on the statistical analysis, the
author of the article came to the conclusion that all 27 participants of the study have low levels of
neuroticism and extroversion factors. The results of the conducted research may be useful to clinical
psychologists specializing in the field of religion or religious studies. The results can also be used by
centre staff when working with adolescents who are interested in New Age but do not subscribe to
any religion. Psychologists can use the results in psychological training or psychodrama to examine
the emotional behavior of clients.
Keywords: New Age; shamanism; paganism; Big Five
THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 94, 2023, No. 1 – 2, Number of Article 7, p. 97 – 105.
DOI: 10.14712/12117617.94.1-2.7