title: Sex differences on the HGSHS:A.
abstract: Over a 28-year period, 724 men and 1148 women completed the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A. Overall, women scored higher than men. This effect was most prominent on 6 of the 12 items, most (though not all) challenge items (identified by a principal-components analysis). The overall effect size was quite small. Results are discussed in terms of differences in item difficulty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104, USA. rudski@muhlenberg.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rudski
authors.forename: Lauren C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Marra
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013404:Suggestion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires