Relationship Between Childhood Trauma, Mindfulness, and Dissociation in Subjects With and Without Hallucination Proneness
Salvador Perona Garcelán, José M. García‐Montes, J. F. Rodríguez-Testal, A. López-Jiménez, M. Ruíz-Veguilla, María J Ductor-Recuerda, M. Benítez-Hernández, Mª Ángeles Arias-Velarde, María T Gómez-Gómez, Marino Pérez-Álvarez
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2014 DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2013.821433 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 318 |
| Population | Healthy adults with high or low hallucination proneness |
| Measures | Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale-Revised, Tellegen Absorption Scale, Cambridge Depersonalization Scale, Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire, Trauma Questionnaire |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | High hallucination proneness was associated with more traumatic experiences, and absorption and depersonalization mediated the relationship between childhood traumas and hallucination proneness. Mindfulness was negatively associated with absorption and depersonalization. |
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood traumas, mindfulness, and dissociation (more specifically, absorption and depersonalization) in healthy subjects with and without hallucination proneness. A sample of 318 subjects was given the Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale–Revised (R. P. Bentall & P. Slade, 1985). From this sample, 2 groups were formed: one with high and the other with low hallucination proneness. Furthermore, all participants were given the Tellegen Absorption Scale (A. Tellegen & G. Atkinson, 1974), the Cambridge Depersonalization Scale (M. Sierra & G. E. Berrios, 2000), the Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire (P. D. J. Chadwick et al., 2008), and the Trauma Questionnaire (J. R. E. Davidson, D. Hughes, & D. G. Blazer, 1990). The results showed that in the group with high hallucination proneness, there were significantly more subjects with traumatic experiences than in the group with low predisposition, although no significant difference in the mean number of traumatic experiences undergone in childhood was found between the 2 groups, although there was a trend toward significance. A correlation analysis showed a significant negative association between mindfulness on the one hand and absorption and depersonalization on the other. A positive relationship was also found between childhood traumas and absorption and depersonalization. Finally, multiple mediation analysis showed that the absorption and depersonalization variables acted as mediators between childhood traumas and hallucination proneness. We discuss the importance of the relationship between the variables studied and hallucination proneness and suggest some approaches for their treatment.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
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| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |
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