Association between pathological personality traits and defense mechanisms in healthy sample: a pilot stydu results

Igors Ivzans, Sandra Mihailova

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    Abstract

    This article aims to define what kind of relationship exists between pathological traits and defense mechanisms. Primary data, collected from 14th until 30th of March in 2017, was used in this research. Thirty participants (57 % males) in the age of early adultness (from 25 to 39 years, M = 29.9, SD = 3.33) filled in two questionnaires: The Multidimensional Clinical Personality Inventory (Perepjolkina, Koļesņikova, Mārtinsone, & Stepens, 2017) and Defense mechanisms questionnaire (Subbotina, 2017). Six of eight analyzed defense mechanisms (repression, regression, rationalization, displacement, denial and psychological projection) showed statistically significant correlation with at least one pathological personality trait both on facet and on domain level. Some weak (p > .05) correlations were found between some personality traits and two left defense mechanisms: reaction formation and sublimation. Most of correlations were with neurotic defenses according to Vaillant (1992) classification, in particular with repression and displacement. All together 26 traits correlated with neurotic defenses. With other defenses, just a few traits correlated – three traits with mature defenses, two traits with immature defenses and two with psychotic defenses. Received results need to be validated in the future studies and may be useful for clinical psychologists for better understanding of their clients.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība = Society. Integration. Education
    Subtitle of host publicationstarptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = proceedings of the international scientific conference
    EditorsVelta Lubkina, Kristīne Šneidere, Svetlana Ušča
    PublisherRēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija
    Pages72-83
    Volume7 : Psiholoģija
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    EventInternational Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2018 - Rēzekne, Latvia
    Duration: 25 May 201826 May 2018

    Publication series

    NameSociety. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība
    PublisherRezekne Academy of Technologies
    ISSN (Print)1691-5887
    ISSN (Electronic)2256-0629

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2018
    Country/TerritoryLatvia
    CityRēzekne
    Period25/05/1826/05/18

    Keywords*

    • defense mechanisms
    • pathological personality traits
    • personality disorders

    Field of Science*

    • 3.2 Clinical medicine

    Publication Type*

    • 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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