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Prevalence and victimization correlates of pathological dissociation in a community sample of youths
Author(s) -
MartínezTaboas Alfonso,
Canino Glorisa,
Wang Min Qi,
García Pedro,
Bravo Milagros
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20144
Subject(s) - dissociative , logistic regression , psychology , pathological , dissociative experiences scale , bivariate analysis , poison control , dissociation (chemistry) , injury prevention , clinical psychology , human factors and ergonomics , dissociative disorders , suicide prevention , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , cognition , chemistry , statistics , mathematics , schizotypy
Abstract This study explored the relationships among a variety of victimization experiences and dissociative symptoms in a community probabilistic household sample ( n = 891) of youths (11–17 years old) in Puerto Rico. To measure dissociative symptoms, the authors selected eight items from the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (Armstrong, Putnam, Carlson, Liber, & Smith, 1997) that are indicative of pathological forms of dissociation. Victimization factors associated with dissociation were investigated with bivariate logistic regression followed by multiple logistic regression. The results indicated that 44 (4.9%) youths experienced pathological dissociative symptoms. Forty‐three (98%) of those youths experienced victimization. Logistic regression analyses indicated that the risk of pathological dissociation was significant among those participants who reported severe forms of physical abuse and those who were exposed to violence.