Defense mechanisms and gender: An examination of two models of defensive functioning derived from the defense style questionnaire

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-155

  Drapeau, Martin ^a   Thompson, Katherine ^a   Petraglia, Jonathan ^a   Thygesen, Kylie Louise ^a   Lecours, Serge ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defense mechanisms; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952995863     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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