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Daydreaming, absorption and hypnotizability.

I P Hoyt, R Nadon, P A Register

    The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
    |October 1, 1989
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    Hypnotizability, the capacity to be hypnotized, is linked to absorption and positive daydreaming. While both daydreaming and absorption share traits with hypnosis, they are more closely related to each other.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Personality Psychology
    • Cognitive Psychology

    Background:

    • The Absorption Scale, derived from Tellegen's Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire, measures an individual's capacity for focused attention and immersion in experiences.
    • The Short Imaginal Processes Inventory assesses daydreaming activity, differentiating between various types of imaginative processes.
    • Hypnotic susceptibility refers to an individual's responsiveness to hypnotic suggestion.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between hypnotic susceptibility, absorption, and daydreaming.
    • To explore which specific aspects of daydreaming correlate with hypnotizability.

    Main Methods:

    • Two large samples (N=479, N=476) completed the Absorption Scale, the Short Imaginal Processes Inventory, and the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility.

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  • Statistical correlational analyses were employed to examine the relationships between the measures.

    • Main Results:

    • Hypnotizability showed significant positive correlations with both absorption (average r = .24) and positive-constructive daydreaming (average r = .13).
    • Absorption and positive-constructive daydreaming were highly correlated (average r = .57), suggesting considerable overlap.
    • Specific subscales of positive-constructive daydreaming, related to positive reactions and problem-solving during daydreams, consistently correlated with hypnotizability.

    Conclusions:

    • Absorption and positive-constructive daydreaming share commonalities with hypnosis.
    • Daydreaming and absorption appear to be more closely related to each other than either is to hypnosis individually.
    • These findings suggest that individual differences in imaginative processes, particularly absorption and positive daydreaming, are associated with hypnotic susceptibility.