Tachistoscopic and questionnaire methods for the measurement of psychological defences

Only few attempts have been made to compare different methods aiming at quantifying defensive strategies. In this study the tachistoscopic Defence Mechanism Test (Kragh, 19606 and 1985) is compared to paper‐and‐pencil tests of defence. There were virtually no correlations between the DMT and the oth...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of psychology 1990-01, Vol.31 (2), p.89-98
Main Authors: OLFF, MIRANDA, GODAERT, GUIDO L. R., BROSSCHOT, JOS F., WEISS, KATIE E., URSIN, HOLGER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arousal
Attention
Defence mechanisms
Defense Mechanisms
Humans
Male
Personality Tests - methods
Psychometrics
questionnaires
tachistoscopic methods
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Summary:Only few attempts have been made to compare different methods aiming at quantifying defensive strategies. In this study the tachistoscopic Defence Mechanism Test (Kragh, 19606 and 1985) is compared to paper‐and‐pencil tests of defence. There were virtually no correlations between the DMT and the other measures of defence. This may indicate that the concept of defence is a highly complex one. It is suggested that the Defence Mechanism Test may be measuring primary defence while defence questionnaires may be assessing more secondary forms of defence. The two questionnaires used for assessing defence correlated significantly, while a scale for social desirability showed no correlation with DMT or the two defence questionnaires.
ISSN:0036-5564
1467-9450
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9450.1990.tb00820.x