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The Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale for
Adults (SHCS): Validity And Reliability of
The Turkish Version
Mehmet Yucel Agargun, M.D., Mustafa Gulec, M.D.,
Rabia Ozturk, Dilek Cimen
The purpose of this study was to provide validity and reliability of the Turkish version
of the Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale for adults (SHCS). The Turkish version of the
scale was administered to the 65 healthy participants (31 men, 34 women) meeting
inclusion criteria twice in different times by two different clinicians. Cronbach�s alpha
was 0.66 for internal consistency. Points of the items (0.35-0.64) were found
significantly and positively correlated with the total point. There was not a significant
change in two different application times. The correlation coefficient was found 0.97
among the total points. Kappa value was found 0.93. The correlation between item
and total points of the SCHS and up-gaze subscale of the hypnotic induction profile
(HIP) was examined by using Pearson correlation analysis. The correlation coefficients
were between 0.30 and 0.62. We found the scale valid and reliable at the end of our
investigation. The scale is adequate to distinguish �highly hypnotisable� and �low
hypnotisable� individuals. We think that it can be used in the hypnosis studies. We
hope that it will illuminate studies particularly investigating trauma-dissociation
relationship. We predict that the scale will has determinative importance for the
hypnotherapy option in trauma patients.
| Keywords: SHCS, hypnotic, hypnotisability, validity, reliability, scale |
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