title: Attitudes about hypnosis: factor analyzing the VSABTH-C with an American sample.
abstract: In the present study, the authors factor-analyzed responses from 1,141 American undergraduate students to the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Hypnosis-Client Version. They obtained an 8-factor solution accounting for 66% of the total variance in responses. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated acceptable fit of their model and those reported earlier by Carvalho et al. (2007) and Capafons, Mendoza, et al. (2008) using Portuguese and international samples, respectively. Unlike previous factor analyses of the scale, the authors obtained an independent clusters solution. Distinctions between the authors' model and those reported previously are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University at Lima, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima, OH 45804, USA. green.301@osu.edu
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Carrie R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Houts
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capafons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult