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 |