Defense mechanisms and object relations as factors in marital satisfaction

Donald W. Grimm; Robert Brannon; Samuel Juni

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Defense mechanisms and object relations as factors in marital satisfaction

Donald W. Grimm, Robert Brannon, Samuel Juni

Applied Psychology

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	305-312
Number of pages	8
Journal	Contemporary Family Therapy
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026179421543
State	Published - Jun 1997

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Defense mechanisms
Marital satisfaction
Object relations

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Social Psychology
Cultural Studies
Clinical Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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