@article{ref1,
title="Two approaches to the measurement of adaptive style: comparison of normal, psychosomatically ill, and delinquent adolescents",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1995",
author="Steiner, Hans and Feldman, S. Shirley",
volume="34",
number="2",
pages="180-190",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This project evaluated the discriminant validity of two self-report measures of adaptive styles. METHOD: The Weinberger Adjustment Inventory, which assesses distress, restraint, denial, and repressive defensiveness, and the Bond Defense Style Questionnaire, which assesses immature, neurotic, and mature defenses, were administered to 272 adolescents: normal comparison group boys (n = 63), normal comparison group girls (n = 68), girls with psychosomatic disorders (n = 75), and incarcerated delinquent boys (n = 66). Multivariate analyses of covariance, analyses of covariance, and discriminant analyses (with socioeconomic status and age as covariates) were conducted. RESULTS: Adaptive styles from the Defense Style Questionnaire differentiated the adolescent groups better than did the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory styles. CONCLUSION: Measurement of adaptive style by the Defense Style Questionnaire may be a useful adjunct to other measures of psychopathology and can assist in assessment of risk, treatment planning, and treatment progress.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/00004583-199502000-00013",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199502000-00013"
}