Table 4.

AIDA scale correlations with Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and Defense Style Questionnaire - 40.

	Strength and difficulties questionnaire						Defense style questionnaire - 40
	Total scale	Prosocial	Hyperactive	Emotional problems	Conduct problems	Peer problems	Immature defense style	Neurotic defense style	Mature defense style
Diffusion	0.67	−0.148	0.272	0.558	0.374	0.429	0.706	0.039	−0.111
Discontinuity	0.62	−0.128	0.215	0.547	0.323	0.426	0.636	−0.016	−0.167
Perspectives	0.33	−0.160	0.106	0.313	0.159	0.221	0.365	−0.109	−0.270
Relationships	0.58	−0.165	0.183	0.488	0.344	0.420	0.596	−0.048	−0.125
Emotional self experience	0.53	0.029	0.218	0.487	0.243	0.352	0.531	0.120	−0.015
Incoherence	0.642	−0.149	0.288	0.518	0.377	0.394	0.693	0.076	−0.062
Consistency	0.589	−0.77	0.244	0.454	0.379	0.380	0.646	0.023	−0.028
Autonomy	0.547	−0.058	0.273	0.466	0.285	0.304	0.569	0.119	−0.084
Cognitive self experience	0.575	−0.174	0.248	0.457	0.342	0.369	0.630	0.056	−0.050

r > 0.10 low correlation; r > 0.30–0.50 moderate correlation; r > 0.50 high correlation. Bold letters and numbers were put to distinct the total scale (Diffusion) and primary scales (Incoherence, Discontinuity) and their correspondent coefficients values.