%R HASH(0x55f9f2355578)
%C ABINGDON
%V 69
%N 1
%D 2021
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%I ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
%X The Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A), is commonly used to test hypnotizability. There is still some controversy about what exactly hypnotizability is and whether and how it can be measured, especially by the HGSHS:A. Furthermore, a wider clinical use is limited, requiring a testing time of more than 1 hour. We analyzed the German HGSHS:A version for its factorial structure, item contribution, and item difficulty based on test data from six studies, including 1276 persons, to propose a shorter version of the HGSHS:A. We hereby present a 5-item version of the HGSHS:A (HGSHS-5:G), consisting of the challenge items, that was compared with an 11-item version (highly variable posthypnotic amnesia omitted). Age- and gender-specific norms was generated. The HGSHS-5: G showed high validity, reliability, and classification agreement. It reduces test time to 30 minutes thus facilitating wider use of hypnotizability testing.
%A Björn Riegel
%A Sven Tönnies
%A Ernil Hansen
%A Nina Zech
%A Sandra Eck
%A Anil Batra
%A Burkhard Peter
%L epub56411
%J International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
%T German Norms of the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A) and Proposal of a 5-Item Short-Version (HGSHS-5:G)
%P 112-123