El constructo de “límite” y experiencias anómalas en psíquicos
Resumen
El presente estudio tiene como objetivo investigar las diferencias entre individuos autodenominados psíquicos (o videntes) y un grupo de control (no psíquicos) en la variable de frecuencia de experiencias perceptuales inusuales (percepción anómala) y el constructo psicológico de límite. Los participantes fueron divididos en psíquicos y no psíquicos (individuos que indican no tener ninguna habilidad extrasensorial, pero que han tenido experiencias psíquicas). Los psíquicos (N = 87) y un grupo de control (N = 112) recibieron la Escala Cardiff de Percepción Anómala, la Escala de Transliminalidad Revisada, el Cuestionario de Límites y una escala para evaluar sus habilidades psíquicas. Todas las hipótesis fueron confirmadas: los psíquicos puntuaron más alto en transliminalidad, percepción anómala y límite “fino”, en comparación con los no psíquicos. Además, se encontró que el mejor predictor para el grupo de psíquicos era la variable de experiencias anómalas (β = .073; p = .03) y, en segundo lugar, el límite “fino”. Los psíquicos serían aquellos sobre quienes se puede poner a prueba la “hipótesis de continuidad” del límite de Hartmann debido a su familiaridad con su propia capacidad para alterar la conciencia.
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