Preschool Antecedents of Defense Mechanism Use in Young Adults: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 159-169

  Cramer, Phebe ^b   Block, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031613792     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.1.159     Document Type: Article

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