Citation

Steel C, Mahmood M, Holmes EA. Br. J. Clin. Psychol. 2008; 47(Pt 2): 245-249.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK. c.steel@reading.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, British Psychological Society)

DOI

10.1348/014466507X255276

PMID

18001518

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether trait positive schizotypy or trait dissociation was associated with increased levels of data-driven processing and symptoms of post-traumatic distress following a road traffic accident. METHODS: Forty-five survivors of road traffic accidents were recruited from a London Accident and Emergency service. Each completed measures of trait positive schizotypy, trait dissociation, data-driven processing, and post-traumatic stress. RESULTS: Trait positive schizotypy was associated with increased levels of data-driven processing and post-traumatic symptoms during a road traffic accident, whereas trait dissociation was not. CONCLUSIONS: Previous results which report a significant relationship between trait dissociation and post-traumatic symptoms may be an artefact of the relationship between trait positive schizotypy and trait dissociation.

Language: en