Some Personality Correlates of Suggestibility in Normals and Neurotics

Abstract

Groups of 25 normals and 21 neurotics were given a Sway test, Rorschach Compliance Test, and questionnaire measures of anxiety, dependency, hostility and neuroticism. The two groups differed significantly in neuroticism, dependency, anxiety, and hostility. The groups did not differ significantly in Sway test suggestibility, nor was there a correlation in either group between suggestibility and neuroticism score. Dependency correlated significantly with sway in both groups. Anxiety significantly predicted sway in the normal but not in the neurotic group. Several factors possibly accounting for this difference in relationship were discussed.