TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality, expectancy, and hypnotizability
AU - Silva, Christopher
AU - Bridges, K. Robert
AU - Metzger, Mitchell
PY - 2005/7/1
Y1 - 2005/7/1
N2 - This paper examines the relationships between several personality variables and hypnotizability. Measures of four variables from the Rational versus Experiential Inventory (Epstein, Norris, & Pacini, 1995) and of fantasy proneness (Wilson & Barber, 1983) were administered to 248 participants, about half in the hypnotic context and half out-of-context. In addition, measures of expectancies for behavioral responses to, and subjective experiences produced by, hypnotic suggestions were measured in-context. Hypnotizability was assessed using the Carlton University Responsiveness to Suggestion Scale (Spanos, Radtke, Hodgins, Bertrand, & Stam, 1981). Fantasy proneness was related, both in- and out-of-context, to both measures of expectancy and to behavioral and experiential responses to suggestions. Experiential processing was related to expectancy for experiential responses to suggestions in both contexts. Stepwise regression analyses revealed that both measures of expectancy contributed to the prediction of both hypnotic behaviors and experiences, but that no other variables added significant variance to the model after variance associated with expectancies was accounted for. An explanation of the results from the viewpoint of response expectancy theory is offered.
AB - This paper examines the relationships between several personality variables and hypnotizability. Measures of four variables from the Rational versus Experiential Inventory (Epstein, Norris, & Pacini, 1995) and of fantasy proneness (Wilson & Barber, 1983) were administered to 248 participants, about half in the hypnotic context and half out-of-context. In addition, measures of expectancies for behavioral responses to, and subjective experiences produced by, hypnotic suggestions were measured in-context. Hypnotizability was assessed using the Carlton University Responsiveness to Suggestion Scale (Spanos, Radtke, Hodgins, Bertrand, & Stam, 1981). Fantasy proneness was related, both in- and out-of-context, to both measures of expectancy and to behavioral and experiential responses to suggestions. Experiential processing was related to expectancy for experiential responses to suggestions in both contexts. Stepwise regression analyses revealed that both measures of expectancy contributed to the prediction of both hypnotic behaviors and experiences, but that no other variables added significant variance to the model after variance associated with expectancies was accounted for. An explanation of the results from the viewpoint of response expectancy theory is offered.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2004.12.010
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2004.12.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:20444393104
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 39
SP - 131
EP - 142
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 1
ER -