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[Associations Between Personality Structure, Unconscious Conflicts, and Defense Styles in Adolescence].
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[Associations Between Personality Structure, Unconscious Conflicts, and Defense Styles in Adolescence].

  • Weber EC Medical School Berlin Rüdesheimer Straße 50 14197 Berlin Deutschland Medical School Berlin.
  • Seiffge-Krenke I Psychologisches Institut Universität Mainz Deutschland Psychologisches Institut - Uni Mainz.
  • Goth K Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrische Forschungsabteilung Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Universität Basel Schweiz Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrische Forschungsabteilung.
  • Sarrar L Medical School Berlin Rüdesheimer Straße 50 14197 Berlin Deutschland Medical School Berlin.
  • 2020-11-04
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  • Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. - 2020
Abwehrstile
Adoleszenz
adolescence
defense styles
intrapsychische Konflikte
personality structure
psychische Struktur
unconscious conflicts
Adolescent
Conflict, Psychological
Defense Mechanisms
Female
Humans
Male
Personality
Surveys and Questionnaires
English Associations Between Personality Structure, Unconscious Conflicts, and Defense Styles in Adolescence According to the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis in Childhood and Adolescence, associations between personality structure, unconscious conflicts, and defense styles are postulated. So far, an empirical investigation of these associations in mentally healthy adolescents is missing. The present study aims to contribute to the understanding of unconscious conflicts as well as the unconscious defense of conflicts by elucidating intrapersonal factors within a normative sample. Furthermore, the aim of this study is to analyse the extent to which sex, age, and socioeconomic status are related to personality structure, unconscious conflicts, and defense styles. A total of 175 adolescents (Mage = 16.98 ± 1.83) participated in the study. Measurement instruments were the Structure and the Conflict Questionnaire of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis in Childhood and Adolescence as well as the Defense Style Questionnaire for Adolescents and Young Adults. Sex-specific differences were found for the passive identity conflict. Regarding the personality structure, unconscious conflicts or defense styles, associations with age or socioeconomic status of adolescents were not found. The associations between personality structure, unconscious conflicts, and defense styles as postulated by OPD-CA-2 were empirically proven regarding the passive self-worth, guilt, and identity conflict as well as the active guilt conflict. Overall, this study indicates the low presence of unconscious conflicts in mentally healthy adolescents and the possibility of elucidating these conflicts by means of personality structure and defense styles.
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  • English
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