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  • Adolescent problem behaviors often stem from underlying intrapsychic distress.
  • Defensive reactions are unconscious strategies used to manage this distress.
  • Understanding defense styles is crucial for addressing behavioral issues in youth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between defense style and problem behaviors in adolescents.
  • To assess the strength of defense style as a correlate of internalizing and externalizing behaviors.
  • To evaluate the Response Evaluation Measure-71 (REM-71) in a youth population.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 1,487 high school students.
  • Self-report measures including the Response Evaluation Measure-71 (REM-71) for defense style and the Youth Self Report (YSR) for problem behaviors.
  • Demographic variables (age, sex, socioeconomic status) were included as covariates.

Main Results:

  • A significant correlation was found between mature and immature defense styles and problem behaviors.
  • Demographic variables had a minimal impact on the variance of problem behaviors.
  • The findings align with previous research on defense mechanisms and psychological distress.

Conclusions:

  • Defense style, measured by the REM-71, is a significant correlate of clinically significant internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors in adolescents.
  • The REM-71 demonstrates convergent validity in assessing defense styles related to problem behaviors in youth.
  • These findings support the importance of considering defense mechanisms in the assessment and treatment of adolescent behavioral issues.