title: Abuse history and pathological dissociation among Israeli and American college students: a comparative study.
abstract: This paper has three objectives: (1) to compare the abuse histories of American and Israeli college students, (2) to closely examine the different types of dissociative experiences among these students, and (3) to compare the dissociative experiences of American and Israeli college students. The US sample reported higher levels of abuse than the Israeli sample. The US and Israeli samples did not differ in overall level of dissociation but the US sample had higher rank-ordered scores for five kinds of dissociation: Flashbacks, Somatoform Dissociation, Persecutory Voices, Temporarily Dissociated Knowledge or Skills, and Being Told of Disremembered Behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA. DLauterba@umich,edu
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lauterbach
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Somer
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dell
authors.forename: Haley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vondeylen
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult