dc.contributor.author | Moan, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Stocklassa, Hanna | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-16T08:19:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06-13 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2017-06-12T22:00:19Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/15999 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background. The Dissociative Experiences Scale II (DES-II) is the most widely used and studied measure on dissociative symptoms. Several authors have argued for some necessary improvements of the scale. Accordingly, a modified version of the DES-II was developed, called the Dissociative Experiences Scale II Clinical Version (DES-II-CV). Objective. This study will explore the DES-II-CV by examining associations between dissociative symptoms and childhood maltreatment trauma, post-traumatic stress symptoms, symptoms of general psychological distress, and substance abuse characteristics in a sample of substance abusers. The hope is that findings may generate new research questions and spur further interest in the DES-II-CV. Results. There was limited support for a relationship between dissociative symptoms and the variables of interest, and effects sizes were generally small. Emotional abuse and post-traumatic stress symptoms was found to be related to higher levels of non-pathological dissociative experiences. Conclusion. The lacking support for a dissociation – childhood maltreatment trauma relationship suggest that our sample may use substances to achieve dissociative like states. The relationship found between childhood emotional abuse and non-pathological dissociative symptoms, as well as other finding within this study, may reflect some if the issues of the scale. The hope is that adjustments made to the DES-II-CV can accommodate some of these shortcomings, and contribute to more accurate assessments of dissociative symptoms. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Bakgrunn: Dissociative Experiences Scale II (DES-II) er det mest brukte og studerte kartleggingsskjemaet for dissosiative symptom. Fleire forfattarar har foreslått nødvendige forbetringar av skalaen. Følgeleg vart ein modifisert versjon av DES-II utvikla, kalla Dissociative Experiences Scale II Clinical Version (DES-II-CV). Formål: Denne studien vil utforske DES-II-CV ved å undersøke forholdet mellom dissosiative symptom og barndomstraume, post-traumatiske stress-symptom, symptom på generell psykologisk liding og karakteristikk av stoffmisbruk i eit utval rusmisbrukarar. Håpet er at funn kan generere nye forskingsspørsmål og stimulere til ytterligare interesse i DES-II-CV. Resultat: Det var begrensa støtte for eit forhold mellom dissosiative symptom og variablane av interesse, og effekt størrelsane var generelt små. Emosjonell mishandling og post-traumatiske stress-symptom var relatert til høgare nivå av ikkje-patologiske dissosiative opplevingar. Konklusjon: Den manglande støtta for forholdet dissociasjon – barndomstraume foreslår at utvalget vårt nyttar rusmiddel for å oppnå dissosiativliknande tilstandar. Resultata kan gjenspeile eit komplekst forhold mellom barndomstraume og dissosiative symptom blant rusmisbrukarar. Forholdet som vart funne mellom barndomstraume og ikkje-patologiske dissosiative symptom, i tillegg til andre funn i studien, kan reflektere nokre problem med skalaen. Håpet er at tilpassingane gjort av DES-II-CV kan imøtekomme nokon av desse problema, og bidra til ei meir nøyaktig og enkel administrert vurdering av dissosiative symptom. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | The University of Bergen | eng |
dc.subject | Drug Abuse | |
dc.subject | Dissociation | |
dc.subject | Measurement | |
dc.subject | Dissociative Experiences Scale | eng |
dc.subject | modified | eng |
dc.subject | dissociative symptoms | eng |
dc.subject | childhood maltreatment trauma | eng |
dc.subject | post-traumatic stress symptoms | eng |
dc.subject | general psychological symptoms | eng |
dc.subject | substance abuse | eng |
dc.subject | barndomstraumer | eng |
dc.subject | post-traumatisk stress-symptom | eng |
dc.subject | generell psykologisk symptom | eng |
dc.subject | rusmisbruk | eng |
dc.title | An Explorative study on a modified version of the dissociative experiences scale II in a sample of substance abusers. | eng |
dc.type | Master thesis | |
dc.date.updated | 2017-06-12T22:00:19Z | |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright the Author. All rights reserved | eng |
dc.description.degree | Hovudoppgåve psykologprogrammet | |
dc.description.localcode | PROPSY317 | |
dc.description.localcode | PRPSYK | |
dc.subject.nus | 736102 | eng |
fs.subjectcode | PROPSY317 | |
fs.unitcode | 17-00-00 | |