title: Finnish norms for the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A.
abstract: Finnish norms of the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A) are presented. The aggregate sample of 285 subjects consisted of 3 groups (n = 129, n = 116, and n = 40) that were tested during 1996 and 1997. Comparisons are made with the original normative American sample, an Australian sample, and 3 translated adaptations of HGSHS:A in Danish, German, and Spanish. In the Finnish sample, Items 2 (eye closure), 11 (posthypnotic suggestion), and 12 (amnesia) received high passing percentage in comparison with the reference data, but generally the Finnish normative data were congruent with these index studies.
authors.affiliation: University of Turku, Department of Psychology, Finland. shakal@utu.fi
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ihamuotila
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values