title: Norms of German adolescents for the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A.
abstract: The Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A) has not been explicitly tested on an adolescent population. In this study, the German version of the HGSHS:A was administered to 99 German adolescents aged 15 to 19. In contrast to other studies, the gender distribution was relatively balanced: 57% female and 43% male. Results were comparable to 14 earlier studies with regard to distribution, mean, and standard deviation. Some peculiarities in contrast to the 14 previous studies are pointed out. It is concluded that the HGSHS:A can be used as a valid and reliable instrument to measure hypnotic suggestibility in adolescent samples.
authors.affiliation: a Ludwig-Maximilians University , Munich , Germany.
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geiger
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Prade
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piesbergen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D055815:Young Adult