A comparison of adolescent and adult defense styles
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Child Psychiatry and Human Development
- Vol. 27 (1) , 3-14
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02353442
Abstract
Despite the great need for assessment of the adaptive and defensive style of adolescents, there are few instruments available to assess these 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 adolescents differed from adults, which may represent a manifestation of development.Keywords
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