Table 5.
Correlations Between Defense Mechanisms and Subthreshold Psychotic Symptoms.
| Psychotic | Action | Borderline | Disavowal | Narcissistic | Neurotic | Obsessional | Mature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 Unusual Thought Content/Delusional Ideas | .26 | .14 | 0.01 | -0.11 | -0.16 | 0.10 | -0.23 | -.46* |
| P2 Suspiciousness/Persecutory Ideas | .07 | -.12 | -.13 | -.10 | -0.33 | .27 | -.05 | -.10 |
| P3 Grandiose ideas | .01 | .24 | -.03 | -.01 | -.04 | -.13 | -.12 | .05 |
| P4 Perceptual Abnormalities/Hallucinations | -.01 | -.10 | -.18 | -.17 | .04 | -.06 | -.00 | .01 |
| P5 Disorganized Communication | -.01 | 0.16 | -0.34 | -.20 | .16 | -.07 | .00 | .05 |
| Total P | .14 | .11 | -.18 | -.19 | -.05 | -.02 | -.12 | -.14 |
| N1 Social Anhedonia | .63** | -.07 | -.12 | -.01 | -.07 | -.03 | -.21 | -.13 |
| N2 Avolition | .50** | -.22 | .02 | -.09 | -.11 | .06 | -.33 | -.08 |
| N3 Expression of Emotions | .51** | -.26 | -.19 | -.24 | -.05 | .04 | -.03 | .00 |
| N4 Experience of Emotion and Self | .50** | -.27 | -.27 | -.23 | .03 | .07 | -.13 | -.03 |
| N5 Ideational Richness | .36 | .10 | .08 | -.03 | -.09 | -.05 | -.15 | -.02 |
| N6 Occupational Functioning | .35 | -.33 | -.00 | -.26 | .05 | .23 | -.28 | -.07 |
| Total N | .49* | -.29 | -.22 | -.21 | -.14 | .14 | -.11 | .02 |
| D1 Odd Behavior of Appearance | .54** | 0.01 | -.05 | .03 | 0.03 | -.09 | -.33 | -.16 |
| D2 Bizarre Thinking | .43* | -.10 | .06 | -.07 | -.02 | -.05 | -.26 | -.08 |
| D3 Trouble with Focus and Attention | .13 | .11 | -.20 | .05 | .12 | -.00 | -.22 | -.25 |
| D4 Impairment in Personal Hygiene | .29 | .14 | .20 | -.11 | .08 | -.12 | -.30 | -.18 |
| Total D | .39* | -.02 | .00 | -.07 | .09 | -.09 | -.28 | -.15 |
Pearson’s r Effect size:
* medium r>.30
** large r >.50 (Cohen, 1988)55