Reliability of an idiographic Q-sort measure of defense mechanisms

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 624-639

  Davidson, Karina ^a   MacGregor, Michael W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELIABILITY; STRESS;

EID: 0029966012     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6603_10     Document Type: Article

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