The development of defense mechanisms from pre-adolescence to early adulthood: Do IQ and social class matter? A longitudinal study

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 464-471

  Cramer, Phebe ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense mechanisms; IQ; Longitudinal study; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949163286     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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