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. 2020 Aug 26;11:870. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00870

Table 2.

Internal consistency and interrater reliability of the 30-item Defense Mechanism Rating Scales Self-Report (DMRS-SR-30).

Cronbach’s Alpha N item
ODF .890 30
Defensive Categories
 Mature .703 8
 Neurotic .685 8
 Immature .817 14
 Depressive .757 9
 Other Immature .580 5
Defense Levels
 High Adaptive .703 8
 Obsessional .360 3
 Neurotic .634 5
 Minor image distorting .520 3
 Disavowal .578 4
 Major image distorting .493 3
 Action  .461 4
Median .629