A COMPARISON OF ADOLESCENT AND ADULT DEFENSE STYLES

Authors
NASSERBAKHT A ARAUJO K STEINER H
Citation
A. Nasserbakht et al., A COMPARISON OF ADOLESCENT AND ADULT DEFENSE STYLES, Child psychiatry and human development, 27(1), 1996, pp. 3-14
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Psychology, Developmental",Psychiatry,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Child psychiatry and human development → ACNP
ISSN journal
0009398X
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3 - 14
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-398X(1996)27:1<3:ACOAAA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Despite the great need for assessment of the adaptive and defensive st yle of adolescents, there are few instruments available to assess thes e characteristics. We assessed Vaillant's defense hierarchial model in adolescents, using Bond's self-report questionnaire (DSQ) for adults adopted for adolescents. In all cases, the factor structure in adolesc ents differed from adults, which may represent a manifestation of deve lopment.