Stein, Madeline V., Faerman, Afik, Thompson, Trevor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9880-782X, Kirsch, Irving, Lynn, Steven J. and Terhune, Devin B. (2025) Revisiting the domain of suggestion: a meta-analysis of suggestibility across different contexts. Personality and Individual Differences, 241:113181. ISSN 0191-8869 (Print), 1873-3549 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.paid.2025.113181)

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Abstract

Trait responsiveness to verbal suggestions (suggestibility) is relevant to a diverse array of clinical and experimental psychological phenomena. An unresolved question is whether different forms of suggestibility, such as direct verbal suggestibility and indirect (interrogative and sensory) suggestibility, comprise a uniform, superordinate trait or distinct abilities with overlapping characteristics. We conducted a pre-registered meta-analysis in accordance with MOOSE and PRISMA guidelines to quantify associations between diverse measures of suggestibility. Fifty-five eligible suggestibility scale correlation pairs from 18 studies were subjected to random effects meta-analyses and meta-regression analyses. The analyses revealed a scale congruency effect such that direct-direct (k = 37) and indirect-indirect (k = 5) suggestibility scale pairs were characterized by strong correlations, whereas incongruent scale pairs (direct-indirect; k = 13) exhibited near-zero correlations. These results corroborate proposals that direct and interrogative suggestibility scales measure discrete suggestion effects, and trait responsiveness to suggestion does not comprise a uniform set of abilities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	forensic, hypnosis, hypnotizability, interrogative, suggestibility, verbal suggestion
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2025 14:36
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50719

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