Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (대한소아청소년정신의학회)
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A Comparison Study of Ego Defense Mechanisms between Conduct Adolescents and Normal Adolescents

품행장애 청소년과 정상 청소년의 자아방어기제에 관한 비교 연구

  • Song, Jae-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine Inje University) ;
  • Jhin, Hea-Kyung (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Bong-Seog (Department of Psychiatry, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine Inje University)
  • 송재호 (인제대학교 상계백병원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 진혜경 (국립서울병원 소아청소년 정신과) ;
  • 김봉석 (인제대학교 상계백병원 정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2009.05.11
  • Accepted : 2009.07.21
  • Published : 2009.10.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This study explored the differences in their ego defense mechanisms between adolescents with conduct disorder and normal adolescents. Methods : Subjects were 35 adolescents with conduct disorder and 44 normal adolescents. The Ewha Defense Mechanism Test (EDMT), consisting of 200 items and 20 scales, was administered, to examine the defense mechanisms of both groups of adolescents. Results : Normal adolescents presented statistically significantly higher scores on the reaction formation, controlling, suppression, anticipation, dissociation, and distortion scales than did adolescents with conduct disorder. Zn addition, adolescents with conduct disorder used neurotic defense mechanisms of both neurotic and mature levels less frequently than normal adolescents did. Factor analysis revealed that, normal adolescents had higher scores on ego-expansive factor scales and behavior control factor scales thanadolescents with conduct disorder did. Conclusion : The results suggest adolescents with conduct disorder use mature and ego-expansive defense mechanisms less frequently than do normal adolescents.

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