RT Journal Article
T1 High dissociatives, nature versus nurture?
A1 Pérez-Fabello, María José
A1 Campos García, Alfredo
K1 Dissociative experiences
K1 Normative dissociation
K1 Imagination
K1 Fantasy proneness
K1 Absorption
K1 Fine arts students
AB Non-pathological dissociative experiences are common among the general population, and anyone may experience them to some degree. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the degree of dissociative experiences such as fantasy proneness, imagination, and absorption in fine arts undergraduates prior to beginning their artistic studies, and at the end of their studies at the faculty of fine arts. Moreover, education undergraduates were used as a comparison group. The sample consisted of 440 undergraduates (204 fine arts, and 236 education  undergraduates; 224 first-year undergraduates, and 216 fourth-year undergraduates), who were administered three dissociative experiences tests: Dissociative Ability Scale, Dissociative Experiences Scale, and Questionnaire of Experiences of Dissociation. The working hypotheses were substantiated with dissociative experiences being a distinctive personality trait of fine arts undergraduates. We have found a grade level difference between first-year and fourth-year fine arts undergraduates, although the study does not examine the nature of the change itself. The results are discussed in the light of previous studies, and new lines of research proposed.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1936-4733
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30004
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30004
LA eng
NO Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. Funding for open access charge: Universidade de Vigo/CISUG
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026