An update on age, hypnotic suggestibility, and gender: a brief report.
This study assessed the relationship of age and hypnotic suggestibility in an effort to partially update the findings of Morgan and Hilgard (1973). A total of 2,660 undergraduates were administered the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A; Shor & Orne, 1962) over a 7 year period. Consistent with Morgan and Hilgard's results, we found a general trend for hypnotic suggestibility scores to decrease from age 17 to 40, and then increase thereafter. We also found that female participants scored higher on the HGSHS: A compared with males across the various age ranges that we sampled.
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Roger A
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Ohio State University, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima, Ohio 45804, USA. page.6@osu.edu
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Joseph P
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013404:Suggestion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires