The out-of-body experience and body image: differences between experiments and nonexperiments.
The present study sought to examine various aspects of body image for persons reporting a previous out-of-body experience (OBE). A total of 64 people took part in the study, 34 of whom had had an OBE. Participants reporting a previous OBE were found to score significantly higher on measures of body dissatisfaction, social physique anxiety, and somatoform dissociation, and lower on a measure of physical self-presentation. OBE experiments also reported lower levels of body awareness during use of an immersive virtual reality system than nonexperiments.
Murray
Craig
C
Department of Psychology, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Fox
Jezz
J
D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D001828:Body Image; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010268:Parapsychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013008:Somatotypes / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014584:User-Computer Interface