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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.

Original publication

DOI

10.1348/014466507X255276

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br J Clin Psychol

Publication Date

06/2008

Volume

47

Pages

245 - 249

Keywords

Accidents, Traffic, Adult, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, London, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Personality Disorders, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Regression Analysis, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Surveys and Questionnaires, Survivors