A Measure of Attitudes toward Hypnosis: Relationships with Absorption and Hypnotic Susceptibility

Spanos, Nicholas P.; Brett, Pamela J.; Menary, Evelyn P.; Cross, Wendi P.

doi:10.1080/00029157.1987.10404174

A Measure of Attitudes toward Hypnosis: Relationships with Absorption and Hypnotic Susceptibility

Factor analysis of a 14-item, attitudes toward hypnosis questionnaire on two independent samples yielded three partially independent attitude dimensions that assessed (a) positive beliefs about hypnosis, (b) an absence of fear concerning hypnosis, and (c) beliefs about the mental stability of hyp…