title: Affective predictors of dissociation, III: Affect balance.
abstract: The relationship between dissociative tendencies and the balance of affective expression was investigated in a sample of 100 Australian psychology students. Dissociation was positively related to an imbalance of affect in favor of negative affects. Higher levels of dissociation were associated with more frequent experiences of negative affects but were unrelated to the expression of positive affects. The data are consistent with the view that trauma-related affects have a mediating role in the development of dissociative tendencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology University of New England, Australia.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires