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The preparation of this article was supported by Grant Dec-2012/07/N/HS6/00464 from the National Science Centre in Poland awarded to Marta Mrozowicz-Wrońska, PhD. The author declares no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, or publication of this article.
The data supporting the findings of this study, descriptive statistics, and the detailed results of all the analyses performed in the study (the stepwise multiple regression models and calculations performed with the Lorenzo-Seva syntax), along with the description of the procedure of the larger project mentioned in the Method section are available via the following link:
Defense mechanisms are supposed to help us deal with stress by decreasing anxiety and preserving our self-esteem. The aim of the present study was to determine which defense styles and specific defense mechanisms have the strongest association with anxiety and self-esteem. Defense Style Questionnaire–40 (DSQ-40), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Spielberger State–Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered in nonclinical young adults (N = 341). The structure coefficients and Johnson’s relative weights were calculated. Mature, neurotic, and immature factors of DSQ-40 explained a sizeable amount of variance in trait and state anxiety and self-esteem (36%, 19%, 21%, and 23%, respectively). Immature factor, projection, and autistic fantasy subscales were found to be particularly strong negative predictors.
防御机制被期望为通过减少焦虑和保持自尊来帮助我们应对压力。本研究的目的是确定哪些防御风格和特定的防御机制与焦虑和自尊有最强的关联。DSQ-40, RSES和STAI在非临床年轻人(N = 341)中施行。计算了结构系数和约翰逊相对权重。DSQ-40的成熟的、神经症性的和不成熟因素解释了焦虑特征和状态以及自尊的相当大的差异(分别为36%,19%, 21%和23%。)不成熟因素、投射和自闭幻想子量表被发现是特别强的负面预测因子。
Defense mechanisms are considered an instrument of self-deception of extraordinary importance to our well-being, as they help us deal with external and internal stress (Vaillant, 1992). The adaptive benefits of defense mechanisms depend on the level of their maturity. Vaillant (1992) proposed distinguishing psychotic, immature, neurotic, and mature defenses with the level of reality distortion as a differentiating factor.
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