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Figure 1. Disaffiliation Factors by Method of Exit (Walked Away or Counseled) and
Contact or Not with Cult Awareness Associations
GPA-S was 103.61 (SD: 18.16), well above the cut-off point of 81, which indicates that the
subject considers the group as being abusive. As for the GPA-S subscales, ―Compliance‖
obtained a mean score of 41.55 (SD= 8.64), followed by ―Mind Control,‖ with a mean score
of 41.06 (SD= 6.84). The ―Exploitation‖ subscale, comprising eight items, presented a mean
score of 21.00 (SD=6.76).
We compared the mean scores of the participants, based on whether the method of exiting
the group was ―walked away‖ or ―counseled,‖ for the global GPA scale and its subscales (see
Figure 2). In the case of the global scale, the mean scores of the different groups were
Walked away: 102.46 (SD: 18.05) and Counseled: 102.46 (SD: 20.0). We found no
significant differences between the two groups for the GPA-S (t(81)=0,00 p=1,00), or the
Compliance (t(81)=0,55 p=0,58), Mind Control (t(81)=-0,78 p=0,44), and Exploitation
(t(81)=0,05 p=0,96) subscales.
Likewise, we examined the mean scores of the participants on the GPA and its subscales
(see Figure 2), to examine whether there were any significant differences between the
Figure 1. Disaffiliation Factors by Method of Exit (Walked Away or Counseled) and
Contact or Not with Cult Awareness Associations
GPA-S was 103.61 (SD: 18.16), well above the cut-off point of 81, which indicates that the
subject considers the group as being abusive. As for the GPA-S subscales, ―Compliance‖
obtained a mean score of 41.55 (SD= 8.64), followed by ―Mind Control,‖ with a mean score
of 41.06 (SD= 6.84). The ―Exploitation‖ subscale, comprising eight items, presented a mean
score of 21.00 (SD=6.76).
We compared the mean scores of the participants, based on whether the method of exiting
the group was ―walked away‖ or ―counseled,‖ for the global GPA scale and its subscales (see
Figure 2). In the case of the global scale, the mean scores of the different groups were
Walked away: 102.46 (SD: 18.05) and Counseled: 102.46 (SD: 20.0). We found no
significant differences between the two groups for the GPA-S (t(81)=0,00 p=1,00), or the
Compliance (t(81)=0,55 p=0,58), Mind Control (t(81)=-0,78 p=0,44), and Exploitation
(t(81)=0,05 p=0,96) subscales.
Likewise, we examined the mean scores of the participants on the GPA and its subscales
(see Figure 2), to examine whether there were any significant differences between the
