Predicting Animal Attachment from Hypnotizability, Absorption, and Dissociation Scores

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-218

  Green, Joseph P ^a   Green, Emily S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Animal attachment; Dissociation; Hypnosis; Hypnotizability; Pets

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUGGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; SUGGESTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949881628     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2010.10401720     Document Type: Article

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