Abuse history and pathological dissociation among Israeli and American college students: A comparative study

Dean Lauterbach, Eli Somer, Paul Dell, Haley VonDeylen

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Abstract

This paper has three objectives: (1) to compare the abuse histories of American and Israeli college students, (2) to closely examine the different types of dissociative experiences among these students, and (3) to compare the dissociative experiences of American and Israeli college students. The US sample reported higher levels of abuse than the Israeli sample. The US and Israeli samples did not differ in overall level of dissociation but the US sample had higher rank-ordered scores for five kinds of dissociation: Flashbacks, Somatoform Dissociation, Persecutory Voices, Temporarily Dissociated Knowledge or Skills, and Being Told of Disremembered Behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-62
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Trauma and Dissociation
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Cross-cultural
  • Dissociation
  • Multi dimensional inventory of dissociation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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