Trait factors, state effects, and hypnotizability.
V K Kumar, Ronald J Pekala, J Cummings
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis July 1996 DOI: 10.1080/00207149608416085 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Measures | Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A, Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory |
| Key findings | Trait factors accounted for approximately 9% of the variance in hypnotizability, while phenomenological state factors accounted for an additional 22%. Hypnotizability correlated with absorption-permissiveness, dissociated control, positive affect, and attention to internal processes, but interactions among factors added no predictive variance. |
Abstract
This study examined the relationship of 15 trait (e.g., absorption, ego-permissiveness) and 21 phenomenological variables (assessed by the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory) with performance on the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A. Factor analyses suggested three trait factors (absorption-permissiveness, general sensation seeking, and social desirability) and five state factors (dissociated control state, positive affect, negative affect, attention to internal processes, and visual imagery). The factors correlated to hypnotizability were absorption-permissiveness, dissociated control, positive affect, and attention to internal processes. In predicting hypnotizability, the amount of variance accounted for by the trait factors was approximately 9%; an additional 22% was accounted for by state factors. The interactions did not account for any additional variance in predicting hypnotizability.
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