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Table 4 Correlations between defensive mechanisms and coping strategies

From: Interrelation between defensive mechanisms and coping strategies in psychiatry trainees in Romania: a multicenter study

Parameters

Problem-focused

Emotion-focused

Social support

Avoidant

Superior adaptation

0.381**

0.266**

0.255**

− 0.091

Disavowal

0.027

0.059

0.163

0.191*

Mental inhibition

0.035

0.109

0.143

0.415**

Major distortion

− 0.158

− 0.112

0.222*

0.420**

Minor distortion

0.057

0.098

0.202*

0.277**

Action

− 0.070

− 0.069

0.198*

0.410**

  1. *Significant correlation at 0.05 level
  2. ** Significant correlation at 0.01 level