Preschool antecedents of defense mechanism use in young adults: A longitudinal study

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作者
Cramer, P [1 ]
Block, J
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[1] Williams Coll, Dept Psychol, Williamstown, MA 01267 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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10.1037/0022-3514.74.1.159
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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Preschool antecedents of the use of defense mechanisms were longitudinally studied using data from 90 nursery school children who were again evaluated at age 23. Defense use was determined by coding Thematic Apperception Test (H.A. Murray, 1943) stories with a method previously shown to be reliable and valid. The findings indicated continuity between preschool personality and subsequent defense use for male participants but little continuity for female participants. Young men's use of the age-inappropriate defense of denial was predicted by indications at ages 3-4 of low ego resiliency and psychological difficulties in the areas of emotion, intellect, impulse control, and social interactions.
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