Childhood experiences and dissociation among high school students in China: Theoretical reexamination and clinical implications

Hong Wang Fung, Fulei Geng, Danyan Yuan, Nalan Zhan and Vincent Wan Ping Lee

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023, vol. 69, issue 8, 1949-1957

Abstract: Background: Dissociation remains a controversial topic in terms of its prevalence, cross-cultural validity, and relationship with childhood trauma and adversities. Aims: This study investigated the prevalence of dissociative symptoms and probable dissociative disorders among Chinese high school students and tested the trauma model of dissociation. Methods: A total of N  = 1,720 high school students completed standardized measures of positive and adverse childhood experiences (PCEs and ACEs), dissociation, depression, and anxiety. Results: The prevalence rates of dissociative symptoms and (probable) DSM-5 dissociative disorders (DDs) were 11.2% and 6.9%, respectively. Dissociation was a reliable construct (ICC = .682 to .752, p  

Keywords: Dissociation; dissociative disorders; childhood trauma; mental health; cross-cultural psychiatry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640231181528

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