Table 3.
Descriptive statistics among the three Defense Mechanism Rating Scales (DMRS) systems.
| DMRS | DMRS-Q | DMRS-SR-30 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| ODF | 5.00 | 0.37 | 5.10 | 0.35 | 4.91 | 0.44 | |
| Defensive Categories | |||||||
| Mature | 38.17 | 8.84 | 40.35 | 9.85 | 39.42 | 10.08 | |
| Neurotic | 23.02 | 5.79 | 22.83 | 6.70 | 20.22 | 5.73 | |
| Immature | 38.76 | 8.54 | 36.80 | 7.11 | 38.69 | 9.18 | |
| Depressive | 19.23 | 7.79 | 19.63 | 6.30 | 22.71 | 7.13 | |
| Other Immature | 19.53 | 6.03 | 17.17 | 5.04 | 15.99 | 4.52 | |
| Defense Levels | |||||||
| High adaptive | 38.17 | 8.84 | 40.35 | 9.85 | 39.42 | 10.08 | |
| Obsessional | 10.50 | 3.95 | 11.15 | 4.93 | 9.07 | 3.72 | |
| Neurotic | 12.57 | 3.80 | 11.68 | 3.25 | 11.15 | 4.20 | |
| Minor image distorting | 10.51 | 4.28 | 11.25 | 4.33 | 9.45 | 4.42 | |
| Disavowal | 15.08 | 4.39 | 12.42 | 3.94 | 14.77 | 4.53 | |
| Major image distorting | 6.57 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 3.07 | 8.36 | 3.92 | |
| Action | 6.60 | 3.70 | 6.69 | 3.17 | 6.11 | 3.37 | |
Mean scores and standard deviations are expressed as percentage score.