Also, I bet they didn’t check the openness level of people who start or join new religions—such people are pretty rare, but they’re the ones who keep the religious landscape lively.
I was assuming you meant something like “willing to go against the dominant norms in one’s society” by it, which is close related to Openness.
I’d expect those people joining/starting new religions to be more open, thus the operalization of your hypothesis in terms of big5-Openness. There should probably be studies on smaller religions, such as new age, which might aptly be called new.
“Weirdness” is in the mind of the beholder.
Also, I bet they didn’t check the openness level of people who start or join new religions—such people are pretty rare, but they’re the ones who keep the religious landscape lively.
I was assuming you meant something like “willing to go against the dominant norms in one’s society” by it, which is close related to Openness.
I’d expect those people joining/starting new religions to be more open, thus the operalization of your hypothesis in terms of big5-Openness. There should probably be studies on smaller religions, such as new age, which might aptly be called new.