Dissociation: Adjustment or Distress? Dissociative Phenomena, Absorption and Quality of Life Among Israeli Women Who Practice Channeling Compared to Women with Similar Traumatic History

Tali Stolovy; Rachel Lev-Wiesel; Eliezer Witztum

doi:10.1007/s10943-014-9885-4

Dissociation: Adjustment or Distress? Dissociative Phenomena, Absorption and Quality of Life Among Israeli Women Who Practice Channeling Compared to Women with Similar Traumatic History

Tali Stolovy, Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Eliezer Witztum

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This study aimed to explore the relationship between traumatic history, dissociative phenomena, absorption and quality of life among a population of channelers, in comparison with a population of non-channelers with similar traumatic history. The study sample included 150 women. The measures included Traumatic Experiences Scale, Dissociative Experience Scale, Absorption Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory and Quality of Life (QOL) Assessment. Channelers presented significantly higher levels of dissociation, absorption and psychological health compared to the other group. Dissociation and absorption were trauma-related only among the comparison group. Hence, dissociation has different qualities among different people, and spiritual practice contributes to QOL.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1040-1051
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-014-9885-4
State	Published - 1 Jun 2015

Keywords

Absorption
Channeling
Dissociation
Quality of life

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Religious studies

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