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Dissociative Experiences in the General Population: A Factor Analysis

Ross, Colin A., Joshi, Shaun, Currie, Raymond·1991·Psychiatric Services

Abstract

The 28-item Dissociative Experiences Scale was administered to a stratified cluster sample of 1,055 respondents in the general population of Winnipeg. Dissociative experiences were common in the sample and were not related to socioeconomic status, sex, education, religion, or place of birth, although they declined with age in both sexes. A principal components analysis identified three factors accounting for 47.1 percent of the combined variance of the scores. The first factor, absorption-imaginative involvement, is composed of common, benign experiences, such as missing part of a conversation and being able to ignore pain. The other two factors, activities of dissociated states and depersonalization-derealization, composed of less common experiences such as not recognizing friends or family members and not recognizing one's reflection in a mirror, may be powerful predictors of DSM-III-R dissociative disorders.

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Authors
Ross, C. A., Joshi, S., & Currie, R.
Affiliations
University of Manitoba (CA)
Venue
Psychiatric Services
Published
1991-03
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
297-301
ISSN
  • 0022-1597 (ISSN-L)
  • 1075-2730
  • 1557-9700
OpenAlex
W2147973018
Cited by
195
References
7
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2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 7
FWCI
3.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatric Services (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
dissociative experiences, Dissociative Experiences Scale, depersonalization, derealization, dissociative disorders, general population, age differences, sex differences, socioeconomic status, factor structure
MeSH terms
Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dissociative Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Manitoba, Middle Aged, Personality Tests, Psychometrics, Incidence

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