Defense mechanism differences between younger and older adults: A cross-sectional investigation

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-422

  Segal, Daniel L ^a   Coolidge, Frederick L ^a   Mizuno, Hideaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTING OUT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL DEFENSE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34347371974     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600963588     Document Type: Article

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