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KMID : 1159120170240010017
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2017 Volume.24 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.28
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The Relationship between Abandonment Anxiety, Immature Defense Mechanisms, and Borderline Personality Traits
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Oh Nam-Kyong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to identify a correlation between abandonment anxiety, immature defense mechanisms, and borderline personality traits. 227 college students participated in a questionnaire consisting of the: Abandonment Anxiety Scale (AAS), Korean Version of Defense Style Questionnaire (K-DSQ), and the Korean Personality Disorders Test. SPSS 18.0 was used for implementing a correlation, simple regression analysis, and multiple regression analysis. Results showed that abandonment anxiety and immature defense mechanisms have a statistically significant positive relationship with borderline personality traits. In addition, emotions of abandonment, distance/denial and dependency/excitement, the sub factors of abandonment anxiety and acting-out and splitting, as well as the sub factors of immature defense mechanisms are factors that explain borderline personality traits. These findings show that abandonment anxiety and immature defense mechanisms serve as major variables in predicting borderline personality traits. Implications and limitations of these results and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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KEYWORD
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abandonment anxiety, immature defense mechanism, borderline personality traits
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