Ward C, Beaubrun M H
Br J Clin Psychol. 1981 Nov;20(4):295-6. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1981.tb00530.x.
The experiment is focused on the relationship between spirit possession and neuroticism as assessed by psychometric techniques. Twenty subjects who were regular members of a West Indian Pentecostal congregation were interviewed and tested with the EPI and the hysteria scale of the MMPI. Analysis of data indicated that the 10 subjects who were defined as spirit possessed scored significantly high in both neuroticism (P less than 0.05) and hysteria (P less than 0.005) than did the control group. In light of these data and others it was suggested that possession constitutes a culture-bound neurotic disorder.
该实验聚焦于通过心理测量技术评估的附身与神经质之间的关系。对20名西印度五旬节教派会众的正式成员进行了访谈，并使用艾森克人格问卷（EPI）和明尼苏达多相人格调查表（MMPI）的癔症量表对他们进行了测试。数据分析表明，被定义为附身者的10名受试者在神经质（P小于0.05）和癔症（P小于0.005）方面的得分均显著高于对照组。鉴于这些数据及其他数据，有人提出附身构成一种文化相关的神经症性障碍。
