Faith in astrology tied with reduced intelligence

The psychologists of the University of Lund in Sweden demonstrated that faith in astrology is often associated with narcissism and a reduced intelligence coefficient (IQ). The results of the study are published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

The authors of the work noted that during the years of coronavirus pandemic, faith in astrology significantly increased, which may be a kind of reaction to stress. The goal of their new research was the search for traits common to those who believe in pseudo-scientific concepts that do not have evidence. For this, experts conducted an online survey among 264 volunteers to determine their personal qualities and degree of convictions in astrological forecasts and horoscopes.

It turned out that those people who believed in astrology were worse with tests for measuring the intellect ratio. In addition, they more often showed signs of narcissism. This indicates that such people are usually more focused on themselves than on average, and consider themselves special people with congenital leadership qualities. On the contrary, the more the person got IQ glasses, the less chance that he would be a supporter of astrology.

/Media reports.