TABLE 3.
Correlations between dissociation, maladaptive daydreaming and other forms of comorbidity in a sample of highly dissociative inpatients (N=100)
| MDS‐16 | DES | 20 DID | Psychotic | ESP | BPD | Somatic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDS‐16 | |||||||
| DES | 0.584*** | ||||||
| 20 DID | 0.342*** | 0.766*** | |||||
| Psychotic | 0.427*** | 0.468*** | 0.461*** | ||||
| ESP | 0.361*** | 0.285* | 0.313* | 0.542*** | |||
| BPD | 0.357** | 0.449*** | 0.286* | 0.472*** | 0.296* | ||
| Somatic | 0.328** | 0.373*** | 0.267* | 0.293* | 0.230* | 0.342** | |
| OCD | 0.377*** | 0.341*** | 0.165* | 0.289* | 0.095* | 0.320** | 0.446*** |
Abbreviations: BPD, diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder; DES, Dissociative Experiences Scale; ESP, extrasensory perception; 20 DID, secondary features of dissociative identity disorder; MDS‐16, Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale‐16; OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Inventory score; Psychotic, psychotic symptoms; Somatic, somatic symptoms.
*NS; **p<0.001; ***p<0.0001.