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  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Hypnotic responding may involve reduced frontal lobe activity.
  • The relationship between personality traits linked to frontal functioning and hypnotic suggestibility is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between hypnotic suggestibility and personality traits of self-control and impulsivity.
  • To explore potential gender differences in hypnotic responding related to personality.

Main Methods:

  • 154 participants completed self-control, self-regulation, impulsivity (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, BIS-11), and hypnotic susceptibility (Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, HGSHS:A) measures.
  • Stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to identify predictors of hypnotic suggestibility.

Main Results:

  • Non-planning impulsivity (BIS-11) positively correlated with hypnotic susceptibility (HGSHS:A).
  • Both non-planning impulsivity and self-control positively predicted hypnotic suggestibility.
  • An interaction between motor impulsivity (BIS-11) and gender was found; motor impulsivity predicted hypnotic suggestibility in men.

Conclusions:

  • Hypnotic suggestibility is associated with personality traits related to frontal functioning, specifically self-control and impulsivity.
  • Gender may moderate the relationship between impulsivity and hypnotic suggestibility, suggesting differing response patterns in men and women.