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In the non-clinical population, auditory hallucinations are described more often as positive and not intrusive; indeed, they have received less attention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472425107758_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present study explores the phenomenology of non-clinical auditory hallucinations and their possible relationship with religiosity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472425107758_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Starting from previous findings suggesting that non-clinical auditory hallucinations are often described as a gift or a way to be connected with \u2018someone else\u2019, we administered standardised questionnaires to quantify proneness to experiencing auditory hallucinations, religiosity and anxiety\/depression scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472425107758_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Regression analysis carried out using an auditory hallucinations, index as the dependent variable on a final sample of 680 responders revealed that a total of 31% of the variance was explained by a five-steps model including demographic characteristics (i.e. being young, a woman and a non-believer) and negative (e.g. being afraid of otherworldly punishments) and positive (e.g. believing in benevolent supernatural forces) components of religiosity, anxiety and depression. 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