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Relationship between the Death Anxiety Scale and repression.

P J Handal

    Journal of Clinical Psychology
    |October 1, 1975
    PubMed
    Summary

    The Defense Assessment Scale (DAS) effectively measures repression in individuals. Findings indicate that suppressing emotions is key to the DAS

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Personality Assessment
    • Defense Mechanisms

    Background:

    • Repression is a key psychological defense mechanism.
    • Measuring repression accurately is crucial for understanding personality and psychopathology.
    • Existing measures of repression require further validation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To validate the Defense Assessment Scale (DAS) as a measure of repression.
    • To explore the relationship between the DAS and other established measures of repression.

    Main Methods:

    • Fifty female undergraduate students participated.
    • The Defense Assessment Scale (DAS) was administered.
    • Results were compared with Gleser and Ihilevich's Defense Mechanism Inventory (DMI).

    Main Results:

    • The study supported the hypothesis that the DAS is a valid measure of repression.
    • A significant relationship was found between DAS scores and DMI-measured repression.
    • Repression of feelings emerged as the primary factor in the DAS-repression relationship.

    Conclusions:

    • The Defense Assessment Scale (DAS) is a valid instrument for assessing psychological repression.
    • The findings highlight the importance of emotional repression in the construct measured by the DAS.
    • Further research can utilize the DAS for clinical and research applications in personality assessment.

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