Journal article
Diurnal variations in hypnotic responsiveness: is there an optimal time to be hypnotized?
International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis, Vol.63(2), pp.171-181
2015
DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2015.1002675
PMID: 25719520
Abstract
With a sample of nearly 700 undergraduate students, the authors found support for diurnal variations in hypnotic responsiveness. Administering the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A) in the morning or evening resulted in higher average scores than from afternoon sessions. The authors replicated this finding using a second independent sample. In the primary study, participants indicated the time of day that they are most alert. Matching self-reported preferred time of the day with HGSHS:A administration time did not improve hypnotic responsiveness. Considering this as well as past research, the authors argue that mid-morning may be the optimal time to be hypnotized and afternoon the least favorable.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diurnal variations in hypnotic responsiveness: is there an optimal time to be hypnotized?
- Creators
- Joseph P Green - a The Ohio State University , Lima , USARichard J SmithMaryAnn Kromer
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis, Vol.63(2), pp.171-181
- DOI
- 10.1080/00207144.2015.1002675
- PMID
- 25719520
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Clin Exp Hypn
- ISSN
- 0020-7144
- eISSN
- 1744-5183
- Publisher
- England
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984007159702771
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