TY - JOUR
T1 - Subclinical dissociation, schizotypy and traumatic distress
AU - Merckelbach, H.L.G.J.
AU - Giesbrecht, T.M.
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - The current study looked at the overlap between dissociation and schizotypy and examined two potential sources from which this overlap might originate: fantasy proneness and traumatic distress. From a sample of 191 undergraduates, those scoring in the upper and lower quartile of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) were selected. Next, the scores of these groups on well-established schizotypy scales were compared to each other. The high-DES group had significantly higher schizotypy scores than the low-DES group. Although both groups also differed with regard to fantasy proneness and, to a lesser extent, traumatic distress, analyses of covariance showed that these variables could not explain group differences in schizotypy. Alternative interpretations of the dissociation-schizotypy link are discussed.
AB - The current study looked at the overlap between dissociation and schizotypy and examined two potential sources from which this overlap might originate: fantasy proneness and traumatic distress. From a sample of 191 undergraduates, those scoring in the upper and lower quartile of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) were selected. Next, the scores of these groups on well-established schizotypy scales were compared to each other. The high-DES group had significantly higher schizotypy scores than the low-DES group. Although both groups also differed with regard to fantasy proneness and, to a lesser extent, traumatic distress, analyses of covariance showed that these variables could not explain group differences in schizotypy. Alternative interpretations of the dissociation-schizotypy link are discussed.
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2005.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2005.07.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 40
SP - 365
EP - 374
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 2
ER -