![]() ![]() Considering the instrument’s high sensitivity and specificity levels, it seems an excellent measure for future investigation of MD that will, hopefully, shed light on the etiology and psycho-biological mechanisms involved in this mental condition, as well as on the development of effective MD treatment methods. ![]() The MDS and its subscale demonstrated good validity, sound internal consistency and temporal stability and discriminated well between self-identified individuals with and without maladaptive daydreaming. MDS scores were associated with obsessive–compulsive behavior and thoughts, dissociative absorption, attention deficit, and high sense of presence during day- dreaming, but less with psychotic symptoms. A 3-correlated-factors model best presented the underlying dimensions Yearning, Kinesthesia and Impairment, capturing related rewarding experiences as well as psychological impairment of maladap- tive daydreaming. Our sample consisted of 447 English-speaking individuals from 45 different countries. This study describes the development of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS), a 14- item self-report instrument designed to gauge abnormal fantasizing. ![]()
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