Absorption and dissociation mediate the relationship between direct verbal suggestibility and impulsivity/compulsivity

Direct verbal suggestibility refers to the capacity for an individual to experience perceptual, motor, affective and cognitive changes in response to verbal suggestions. Suggestibility is characterized by pronounced, yet reliable, inter-individual differences. Previous research and theoretical consi...

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Published in:Acta psychologica 2022-11, Vol.231, p.103793-103793, Article 103793
Main Authors: Acunzo, David J., Terhune, Devin B., Sharma, Ankita, Hickey, Clayton M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Compulsivity
Direct verbal suggestibility
Dissociation
Humans
Impulsive Behavior - physiology
Impulsivity
Mediation analysis
Suggestion
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Summary:Direct verbal suggestibility refers to the capacity for an individual to experience perceptual, motor, affective and cognitive changes in response to verbal suggestions. Suggestibility is characterized by pronounced, yet reliable, inter-individual differences. Previous research and theoretical considerations suggest that greater impulsivity and compulsivity is associated to higher suggestibility, but the characteristics and mediating factors of this association are poorly understood. Using established psychometric measures in an online sample, we found positive correlations between the domain comprising impulsivity, compulsivity and behavioural activation, and the domain of suggestibility, dissociation and absorption. We also observed that dissociation and absorption mediated the link between suggestibility and impulsivity, and between suggestibility and behavioural activation, respectively. These results confirm the positive link between suggestibility and the impulsivity/compulsivity domain and shed new light on the characterisation of traits associated with suggestibility. •Individual differences factors related to direct suggestibility are poorly understood.•We studied the link between the suggestibility/dissociation and impulsivity/compulsivity domains.•Using an online sample, we found multiple correlations between the two domains.•Dissociation and absorption mediated the link between suggestibility and impulsivity/compulsivity.•These results shed new light on traits associated with suggestibility.
ISSN:0001-6918
1873-6297
DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103793