A Critical Appraisal of Self-Report Defense Mechanism Measures

Journal of Personality

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 965-992

  Davidson, Karina ^a,c   MacGregor, Michael William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0032269645     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00039     Document Type: Article

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