Sensory Processing, Dissociation, and Affective Symptoms in Misophonia: A Cross-Sectional Study of 35 Adults

31 January 2026 : Clinical Research

Zuhal Koç Apaydın

^{ABCDEF 1*}, Nefise Demir^{ABEF 1}, Rifat Tarhan

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950938

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e950938

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Table 1 Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics between ındividuals with misophonia and healthy controls.

	Individuals with misophania (n=35)	Healthy controls (n=51)	P
Age
(Median, min–max)	40 (22–58)	38.5 (22–60)	0.912^***

Gender (n)
Female	20	31	0.736^*
Male	15	20

Marital status (n)
Single	9	11	0.447^**
Married	25	35
Divorced/separated	1	5

Educational status (n)
Primary school	0	1	0.774^**
High school	1	2
University	34	48

Psychiatric history (n)
No	24	40	0.303^*
Yes	11	11

Knowledge about misophonia (n)
No	25	41	0.334^*
Yes	10	10
^* Pearson chi-square test (asymptotic ); ^ Pearson chi-square test; assumptions violated (>20% of cells with expected ^* Mann-Whitney U test.

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