Portuguese norms for the Waterloo-Stanford Group C (WSGC) scale of hypnotic susceptibility

Carvalho, Claudia; Kirsch, Irving; Mazzoni, Giuliana; Leal, Isabel

Abstract

Portuguese norms for the Waterloo-Stanford Group C (WSGC) scale of hypnotic susceptibility are presented. A Portuguese translation of this scale was given to 625 Portuguese college students. Score distribution, item analysis, and reliability of the WSGC are presented and compared to three North American samples. The findings show that normative data from the Portuguese sample are congruent with the reference samples. The only significant difference obtained was a lower proportion of participants scoring within the high range of hypnotic suggestibility on the WSGC.

Citation

Carvalho, C., Kirsch, I., Mazzoni, G., & Leal, I. (2008). Portuguese norms for the Waterloo-Stanford Group C (WSGC) scale of hypnotic susceptibility. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 56(3), 295-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207140802041850

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 19, 2007
• Online Publication Date: Oct 27, 2010
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2008
• Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPNOSIS
• Print ISSN: 0020-7144
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-5183
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 295-305
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207140802041850
• Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Complementary and Manual Therapy
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/396131