Multiculturalism and psychoanalytic psychology: The validation of a defense mechanisms measure in an Asian population

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 701-721

  Tori, Christopher D ^a   Bilmes, Murray ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; THAILAND; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036750423     PISSN: 07369735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0736-9735.19.4.701     Document Type: Article

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