Dissociative experiences and their correlates in young non-patients.
The relationship between dissociation and some of its potential correlates and antecedents was explored. Young medical students (N = 276) completed the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Munich Personality Test (MPT). The findings indicate that both personality characteristics (such as alexithymia and neuroticism) and, to a modest degree, environmental factors in terms of the lack of parental care contribute to the dissociation variance.
Modestin
Jiri
J
Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. modestin.sek@puk.zh.ch
Lötscher
Katharina
K
Erni
Thomas
T
D000328:Adult; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales