Emotional Suppression and its Relation to Dissociative Experiences among a Sample of Female Adolescents in Jeddah

Abstract

The current study aimed at recognizing the relationship between Emotional Suppression and Dissociative Experiences among a sample of female adolescents in Jeddah, identifying the level of Emotional Suppression and Dissociative Experiences among the study sample individuals, and exploring the differences in the level of Emotional Suppression and Dissociative Experiences  according to (high school level, GPA average) variables. The sample of study consisted of (335) female students from secondary stage. The study used the Emotional Suppression Scale al-Khairy and Talib(2017), and the Dissociative Experiences for Adolescents Scale Armstrong et al(1997) translated by the researcher as tools. The results indicated the existence of a positive correlation between Emotional Suppression and Dissociative Experiences among student sample, and a high level of Emotional Suppression and Dissociative Experiences. The findings also demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences in Emotional Suppression and Dissociative Experiences according to the (high school grade) variable. However, the findings concluded that statistically significant differences in Emotional Suppression and Dissociative Experiences existed, according to the (academic GPA) variable in favor of those who received) Very Good). In light of the study results, a number of recommendations were presented.