Defense Mechanisms and Object Relations as Factors in Marital Satisfaction |
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| Authors: | Donald W Grimm Robert Brannon Samuel Juni |
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| Institution: | (1) The Federation Employment and Guidance Services, Hempstead Counseling Center, Hempstead, NY;(2) Psychology Department, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY;(3) Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York City |
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| Abstract: | Two hundred and seven married men and 202 married women completed the Defense Mechanisms Inventory (DMI; Ihilevich & Gleser, 1986) and the Marital Satisfaction Inventory (MSI; Snyder, 1981). The DMI was scored to yield defensive as well as object relations indices. Results show that Turning Against the Object exacerbates conflict while Principalization minimizes it. Marital satisfaction is seen as correlated with mastery of object relations. Results are discussed in the context of DMI psychometrics. |
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| Keywords: | marital satisfaction defense mechanisms object relations |
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