Guilt by dissociation: guilt primes augment the relationship between dissociative tendencies and state dissociation.

We examined the influence of guilt on the relationship between dissociative tendencies and state dissociation during mirror-gazing in a non-clinical sample. Dissociative tendencies correlated with state dissociation following guilt primes, but not after negative or neutral primes. This suggests that...

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Main Authors: Rugens, A, Terhune, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Summary:We examined the influence of guilt on the relationship between dissociative tendencies and state dissociation during mirror-gazing in a non-clinical sample. Dissociative tendencies correlated with state dissociation following guilt primes, but not after negative or neutral primes. This suggests that guilt augments the relationship between dissociative tendencies and state dissociation.