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. 2021 Oct 22;43(3):225–234. doi: 10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0086

Table 5. Correlation between defensive styles and symptomatology.

Defensive styles (DSQ-40) Symptomatology (BSI)

ANX SOM PSY PAR OC HOS PHOA DEP IS GSI
Mature -0.32** -0.17* -0.32** -0.27** - 0.33** -0.32** -0.28** -0.44** -0.39** -0.39**
Neurotic 0.30** 0.22** 0.31** 0.31** 0.29** 0.15* 0.13 0.25** 0.31** 0.32**
Immature 0.53** 0.43** 0.60** 0.60** 0.58** 0.51** 0.35** 0.61** 0.61** 0.65**

ANX = anxiety; BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory; DEP = depression; DSQ-40 = Defensive Style Questionnaire; GSI = General Severity Index; HOS = hostility; IS = interpersonal sensitivity; OC = obsession-compulsion; PAR = paranoid ideation; PHOA = phobic anxiety; PSY = psychoticism; SOM = somatization.

** = < 0.01.

* = < 0.05.