Objectives The aim of the present study is to explore the association between defensive functioning (as assessed through the REM-71) and psychiatric symptoms in a large sample from the community, and the moderating role of age and gender on that association. Furthermore, we explored the concurrent validity of REM-71 as compared with "caseness" (SCL-90-R). Methods The REM-71 was administered together with SCL-90-R to a community sample of 1,060 Italian high-school and university students (mean age = 19.01 ± 3.85 years; 66.7% females). Results Factor 1 defenses were by far the primary contributors to the predictor synthetic variable (i.e. association between defenses and psychopathology). Gender proved to moderate the association between immature defenses and symptoms. Using ROC analysis, we derived a cut-off score for Factor 1 defenses. Conclusions Our results support the adoption of the REM-71 as a useful instrument for the assessment of defensive array and psychopathological liability in adolescents and adults

Prunas, A., Preti, E., Huemer, J., Shaw, R., Steiner, H. (2014). Defensive functioning and psychopathology: a study with the REM-71. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, 55(7), 1696-1702 [10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.06.008].

Defensive functioning and psychopathology: a study with the REM-71

PRUNAS, ANTONIO;PRETI, EMANUELE;
2014

Abstract

Objectives The aim of the present study is to explore the association between defensive functioning (as assessed through the REM-71) and psychiatric symptoms in a large sample from the community, and the moderating role of age and gender on that association. Furthermore, we explored the concurrent validity of REM-71 as compared with "caseness" (SCL-90-R). Methods The REM-71 was administered together with SCL-90-R to a community sample of 1,060 Italian high-school and university students (mean age = 19.01 ± 3.85 years; 66.7% females). Results Factor 1 defenses were by far the primary contributors to the predictor synthetic variable (i.e. association between defenses and psychopathology). Gender proved to moderate the association between immature defenses and symptoms. Using ROC analysis, we derived a cut-off score for Factor 1 defenses. Conclusions Our results support the adoption of the REM-71 as a useful instrument for the assessment of defensive array and psychopathological liability in adolescents and adults
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defense mechanisms
English
2014
55
7
1696
1702
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Prunas, A., Preti, E., Huemer, J., Shaw, R., Steiner, H. (2014). Defensive functioning and psychopathology: a study with the REM-71. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, 55(7), 1696-1702 [10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.06.008].
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