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Among the latter, an unclear self-concept may serve as a risk factor for many psychological disturbances, while a well-established self-concept may be a resilience factor. This study aimed to examine the gender differences among the variables, to test whether dissociative experiences are associated with psychopathological symptoms in a non-clinical sample, and to explore the mediating role of self-concept clarity. Materials and methods: 257 participants (Mage = 23.92 \u00b1 7.33, 69.6% females) were included in the research. The Symptoms Checklist-90, The Dissociative Experiences Scale, and The Self-Concept Clarity Scale were used. Results: Women scored higher on somatization (Mwomen = 1.28, SD = 0.86) than men (Mmen = 0.93, SD = 0.70), t(255) = 3.47, p = 0.001, d = 0.42. Moreover, women had a higher level of depression (Mwomen = 1.37, SD = 0.96) compared to men (Mmen = 0.98, SD = 0.77), t(255) = 3.49, p = 0.001, d = 0.43. Dissociative experiences were positively associated with psychopathological symptoms (r = 0.69, p &lt; 0.01). Self-concept clarity mediated this relationship (\u03b2 = 0.21, SE = 0.04, 95% CI [0.13, 0.30]). 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