title: Somatoform and psychoform dissociation among students.
abstract: Recent evidence suggests a relationship between psychoform and somatoform dissociation both in clinical and non clinical samples. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between the two forms of dissociation among 947 university students who completed two self-administered questionnaires, the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20) and the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES). The main result of the study was that the association between somatoform and psychoform dissociation was strong for individuals with moderate level of DES scores (O.R.=7.0), but much stronger for individuals with high level of DES scores (O.R.=18.9).
authors: Università Europea di Roma, School of Psychology, Rome, Italy.
authors: Benedetto
authors: B
authors: Farina
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Mazzotti
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Pasquini
authors: Ellert
authors: E
authors: Nijenhuis
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Di Giannantonio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult