Features of Developmental Level of Defense Mechanisms and Adjustment Status of University Students in Japan
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53120#.VLXOWcnQrzE Author(s) Kayo Shichiri * , Masako Shibuya , Kennichi Murayama , Chiyoko Sato , Kyoko Kaminushi , Tomoko Uenoyama , Ichiro Mashima , Takeshi Kuroda , Yoshiki Suzuki Affiliation(s) Health Administration Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan . ABSTRACT A person with high-level mental defensive functioning exhibits optimal, effective adaptive states when encountering stressors. This may be an important factor in maintaining a sound campus life. Participants were 47 physically and mentally healthy students (average age 19.0 ± 0.6). We first investigated the developmental level of mental defensive functioning as an indicator of participants’ adaptive state at the time of the study. We used the Defensive Functioning Scale proposed in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). We attempted...