Defense Mechanisms as Moderators of the Effects of Exposure to Interparental Conflict on Child Adjustment
Year: 1996
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study described the relationship between defense mechanisms and psychological adjustment in 124 boys and girls, ages 7 to 11, exposed to a range of interparental conflict.The Children's Defense Measure was used to investigate defense mechanisms.Gender differences were not found in children's use of defense mechanisms, nor were differences found in their exposure to conflict or symptomatology.However, gender differences in the patterns of relationships among these variables were discovered.As interparental conflict increased, externally-oriented defenses buffered against externalizing behaviour problems, for boys.For girls, internally-oriented defenses exacerbated internalizing problems as exposure to interparental conflict increased.Lab, namely Renee Patenaude, Corina Brown, Anne Fedorowicz, and our many volunteers.My gratitude is extended to the families who participated in this study, especially all the "child psychologists".Lastly,
Source: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Authors: Michelle Warren, O Michelle Warren
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2142564692