Table 5.

Correlations between the 30-item Defense Mechanism Rating Scales Self-Report (DMRS-SR-30) and the DMRS (criterion measure) and the DMRS-Q (concurrent measure) for defensive categories.

Defensive Categories				DMRS-SR-30
				Mature	Neurotic	Immature	Depressive	Other Immature
Mature
			DMRS	.726**	−.301*	−521**	−.423**	−.203**
			DMRS-Q	.626**	−.280*	−.498**	−.501**	−.085
Neurotic
			DMRS	−.349**	.729**	−.082	−.012	−.131
			DMRS-Q	−.270*	.519**	−.117	.139	−.092
Immature
			DMRS	−.554**	−.126	.621**	.470**	.304**
			DMRS-Q	−.435**	−.017	.617**	.462**	.150
Depressive
			DMRS	−.514**	−.102	.620**	.603**	.095
			DMRS-Q	−.468**	−.017	−.665**	.591**	−.011
Other Immature
			DMRS	−.341*	−.096	.283*	.002	.468**
			DMRS-Q	−.145	−.007	.240*	.006	.323*

^*p < .05; ^**p < .001.