Dissociative tendencies and the sitting duck: Are self-reports of dissociation and victimization symptomatic of neuroticism?
✍ Scribed by Harvey J. Irwin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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✦ Synopsis
Previous research has shown dissociative tendencies are related to a reported history of childhood abuse. A recent study by Johnson, Edman, and Danko (1995) suggested, however, that dissociation may be associated with a more general tendency to recall and report negative life experiences. Johnson and colleagues hypothesized that the relationship between dissociation and self-reported victimization stems from their shared origin as neurotic symptoms. In a test of this hypothesis, Australian adults (N ϭ 92) were administered the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the Dissociative Experiences Scale, the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief, the Bad Things Scale, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between dissociation and selfreported victimization even after the contribution of neuroticism had been removed. Schizotypy also was found to be a predictor of dissociative tendencies. The hypothesis of Johnson and colleagues was rejected. The findings are discussed in relation to traumagenic models of dissociation.