Boer, Marlies (2022) Relating College Students' Dissociative Experiences to Their Self-concepts Using the Twenty Statements Test. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Background and objectives: Previous research suggests that dissociation proneness may be a precursor to dissociation on a clinical level, specifically to the development of identity symptoms, thus it is important to find out more about the relationship between the self-concept and dissociative experiences. This thesis aims to examine this relationship, and builds on earlier research by using different measures than previously done. Additionally, dissociative experiences are distinguished into two subcategories (compartmentalization and detachment). There are two hypotheses: 1) Participants who score high on compartmentalization have a more differentiated self-concept; 2) Participants who score high on detachment have a more negatively valenced self-concept. Method: In a sample of 377 college students, the Twenty Statements Test was used to assess the self-concept structure, and the Detachment and Compartmentalization Inventory was used to assess the two categories of dissociation. A correlational design is used. Results: Self-concept differentiation was not significantly associated with either detachment or compartmentalization. Both detachment and compartmentalization were found to be significantly negatively associated with self-concept valence, though more so for detachment. Limitations: Among the limitations were a power below .80 for small effect sizes, and a sample of only college students. Conclusion: Findings are mostly in line with previous research, though a new finding is that the relationship between detachment and self-concept valence was stronger than for compartmentalization and self-concept valence. Further research could explore this relationship in clinical settings, using the same instruments or using others. Suggestions are the Five-Factor Self-Concept Questionnaire, the Dissociative Experiences Scale, the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire and the Traumatic Dissociation Scale.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Donath, W. and Huntjens, R.J.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 30 May 2022 06:13 |
| Last Modified: | 30 May 2022 06:13 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/485 |
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