MAY 2008, VOLUME 36, NUMBER 2, Abstract 13
Relationships Between Dissociation, Fantasy Proneness, Absorption and the PCI
Kathryn Gow, Mirela Habota, Joseph Wagner, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Peter Grimbeek, Griffith University, Brisbane
Hypnotisability, a personality trait measuring how easily a person is hypnotised, has previously been shown to correlate with other personality traits, such as dissociation, absorption, and fantasy proneness. The aim of the present paper is to report on the relationships between the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) and three scales that are said to be correlates of hypnotisability—the Modified Tellegen Absorption scale (MODTAS), the Dissociative Experiences Scale II (DES-II), and the Inventory of Childhood Memories and Imagining (ICMI). Further analyses were undertaken on the subscales and factors of the PCI and their relationships with the three other scales. The study included 101 participants, who filled out three scales, while 42 participants completed the PCI. It was revealed that the MODTAS, the
DES-II and the ICMI all significantly correlated with each other, while the correlations with the PCI varied according to the actual subscales in focus.