Psychometric Properties of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) in Adolescents
| Autor: | Linnea Karlsson, Hannele Heilä, Mirjami Pelkonen, Virpi Tuisku, Olli Kiviruusu, Mauri Marttunen, Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson, Titta Ruuttu, Matti Holi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adult
Male Adolescent Personality Inventory Psychometrics Psychology Adolescent Global Assessment of Functioning Concurrent validity Developmental psychology Sex Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Ambulatory Care Humans Defense Mechanisms Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depressive Disorder Age Factors Discriminant validity Discriminant Analysis Reproducibility of Results Neuroticism Psychiatry and Mental health Scale (social sciences) Female General Health Questionnaire Factor Analysis Statistical Psychology Social Adjustment Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease. 194:98-105 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3018 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/01.nmd.0000198141.88926.2e |
| Popis: | This study examined the psychometric properties of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) in adolescents. Internal consistency, factor structure, and discriminant and concurrent validity of the DSQ-40 were studied in 211 adolescent psychiatric outpatients aged 13 to 19 years and 199 age-matched and sex-matched controls. Principal components analysis yielded four internally consistent components: mature, neurotic, image-distorting, and immature defense styles. The outpatients reported more immature, image-distorting, and neurotic styles and less mature style than did the controls, suggesting adequate discriminant validity. As a demonstration of convergent and concurrent validity, the severity of psychiatric symptoms assessed by the General Health Questionnaire and psychosocial adjustment assessed by the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale correlated theoretically meaningfully with the different defense styles. The DSQ-40 appears to be a reliable and valid instrument for adolescents. |
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