title: Factor analysis of the Elkins Hypnotizability Scale.
abstract: Assessment of hypnotizability can provide important information for hypnosis research and practice. The Elkins Hypnotizability Scale (EHS) consists of 12 items and was developed to provide a time-efficient measure for use in both clinical and laboratory settings. The EHS has been shown to be a reliable measure with support for convergent validity with the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C (r = .821, p < .001). The current study examined the factor structure of the EHS, which was administered to 252 adults (51.3% male; 48.7% female). Average time of administration was 25.8 minutes. Four factors selected on the basis of the best theoretical fit accounted for 63.37% of the variance. The results of this study provide an initial factor structure for the EHS.
authors.affiliation: a Baylor University , Waco , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Elkins
authors.forename: Aimee K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Alisa J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sliwinski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires