Purpose of the Scale

The purpose of this scale is to measure the effectiveness of the clinical hypnosis process. The scale is used by psychologists working with children and adolescents.

Scale Analysis

The [SHCS-Children-7] (Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale for Children) was developed by Morgan and Hilgard in 1978 and consists of 7 items that assess the effectiveness of hypnosis in areas such as pain management, anxiety reduction, and other related issues.

Scoring and Statistical Analysis of the Scale

Scoring is carried out using an 8-point scale, ranging from 0 (no hypnotic effectiveness) to 7 (high hypnotic effectiveness), in order to determine the sensitivity and effectiveness of hypnosis. The final score is obtained by summing the individual item scores. Higher scores indicate greater effectiveness or sensitivity to clinical hypnosis.

Validity and Reliability

The internal consistency index (Cronbach’s α) demonstrated good reliability with a value of 0.72. The construct validity of the scale was found to be satisfactory.

References

Liossi, C., & Hatira, P. (2003). Clinical hypnosis in the alleviation of procedure-related pain in pediatric oncology patients. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 51(1), 4–28.

Morgan, A. H., & Hilgard, J. R. (1978). The Stanford hypnotic clinical scale for children. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 21(2–3), 148–169.

Wang, D., Wang, C., Chen, S., Zuo, C., Dong, D., & Wang, Y. (2020). Psychometric properties of the subjective health complaints for Chinese children: parent- and self-reports. Current Psychology, 39(6), 2357–2365.