A Preliminary Study of Taiwanese Vocational High School Students’ Imaginative Susceptibility

• Main Authors: Tsao, Yu-Hsuan, 曹幼萱
• Other Authors: Tseng, Yin-Hsing
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24169889680895139241

碩士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 輔導與諮商學系研究所 === 103 === Skills of guided imagery have been widely used in counseling to help clients relax or promote mental and physical health. There are individual differences in imaginative susceptibility, but the research about this topic has been scarce in Taiwan up to now. Thus, this study aimed to explore Taiwanese vocational high school students’ imaginative susceptibility by using the “Imaginative Susceptibility Inventory” designed by Tseng (2010). In addition, this is a preliminary study investigating the influences of individual variables on susceptibility, including gender, major, blood type, and religion. Last, we looked into the relation between hypnotic states and their performances on the inventory. There were 949 valid samples in this study, and the data were analyzed by Descriptive Statistics, T-test, One-Way ANOVA, and Two-Way ANOVA. The major findings were as follows: 1. The average imaginative susceptibility of Taiwanese vocational high school students was low. 2. Among the background variables, susceptibility score differed significantly with regard to major and religion. Those majoring in business affairs and international trade had better imaginative susceptibility than those in the applied foreign language and advertisement department. Participants with religious beliefs also scored significantly higher than those without beliefs. 3. There was interaction between gender and major on imaginative susceptibility. For participants in the department of international trade and data processing, female participants had better susceptibility than male. However, susceptibility of the male students majoring in the applied English was significantly higher. 4. Those in the deep state of hypnosis got significantly higher score on the inventory. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher provided suggestions on the application of guided imagery skills to school counseling and on the future studies.