Confirmatory factor analysis of the Valencia Scale on Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Hypnosis: an international study.
Cognitions held about hypnosis have an important impact on areas such as initial rapport and hypnotic-treatment compliance. The Valencia Scale on Attitudes and Beliefs toward Hypnosis may be the first instrument specifically geared to the Spanish-speaking population. Besides measuring these cognitions, the scale can also help evaluate the effect of clinical and experimental manipulations on people's attitudes and beliefs toward hypnosis. The article presents a confirmatory factor analysis using a sample from 5 different countries (N=2,402). Test-retest analyses were also carried out. The authors found statistical confirmation for an 8-factor model solution: automatism, help, personal control, interest, magical solution, collaboration, memory, and marginal.
Capafons
Antonio
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University of Valencia, Spain. Antonio.Capafons@uv.es
Cabañas
Sonia
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Espejo
Begoña
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Cardeña
Etzel
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D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires