Table 3. Differences between intensity of defense mechanisms in the three clusters.

DSQ 40 scales	Cluster I Emotional-avoidant		Cluster II Mixed coping		Cluster III Task oriented		ANOVA		Cluster I–II	Cluster I–III	Cluster II–III
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	F	p	p	p	p
Sublimation	11.51	3.87	8.68	3.23	11.10	3.28	6.31	.003	.003	ns	.02
Humor	11.22	3.73	11.03	4.05	10.94	3.58	0.05	.948	–	–	–
Anticipation	11.46	3.10	10.00	3.44	10.68	3.70	1.67	.194	–	–	–
Suppression	10.41	3.07	10.35	4.29	10.00	3.21	0.13	.874	–	–	–
Undoing	10.66	3.79	9.97	3.71	9.81	3.18	0.58	.559	–	-	–
Pseudo-altruism	11.66	3.57	10.55	4.23	10.55	3.25	1.11	.332	–	–	–
Idealization	8.63	4.81	7.94	4.41	6.35	3.72	2.43	.093	–	-	–
Reaction formation	10.27	3.67	9.10	4.15	8.87	3.05	1.56	.216	–	-	–
Projection	9.32	4.02	7.74	4.15	6.45	3.60	4.75	.011	ns	.01	ns
Passive aggression	8.80	4.30	8.68	4.09	6.13	3.41	4.68	.011	ns	.02	.04
Acting out	10.07	4.94	10.10	4.94	9.35	3.92	0.27	.768	–	–	–
Isolation	9.51	3.65	10.32	4.56	9.00	4.31	0.81	.449	–	–	–
Devaluation	8.37	3.29	7.03	3.44	7.16	3.45	1.75	.179	–	–	–
Autistic fantasy	8.80	4.63	9.16	4.69	6.81	4.69	2.35	.100	–	-	–
Denial	7.34	2.60	7.90	4.09	6.29	3.67	1.77	.175	–	–	–
Displacement	8.29	3.81	7.10	4.27	5.42	3.40	4.94	.009	ns	.01	ns
Dissociation	7.95	3.60	7.74	3.90	6.16	3.41	2.40	.096	–	–	–
Splitting	10.49	3.84	8.97	4.76	7.65	3.58	4.37	.015	ns	.01	ns
Rationalization	11.59	3.22	11.06	4.42	11.16	3.25	0.21	.807	–	–	–
Somatization	9.68	3.88	9.13	4.18	8.68	3.72	0.59	.557	–	–	–