Table 2 Descriptive statistics for REM-71 scores for each of the 4 groups, univariate ANOVAS and contrast analyses

 Acting out

5.44 ± 2.20*

5.11 ± 2.01*

4.75 ± 2.26*

3.78 ± 1.93

11.026

p < .001

.093

 Splitting

6.78 ± 1.70

6.39 ± 1.65

6.28 ± 1.82

6.39 ± 1.72

.902

NS

–

 Displacement

4.42 ± 2.09

3.91 ± 2.43

3.79 ± 2.14

4.03 ± 2.06

1.044

NS

–

 Dissociation

4.33 ± 1.96 *

3.44 ± 1.54

3.61 ± 1.80

3.41 ± 1.69

3.666

p < .05

.033

 Fantasy

4.19 ± 1.97*

4.86 ± 1.96*

4.61 ± 2.11*

3.84 ± 1.92

6.066

p < .001

.053

 Omnipotence

5.83 ± 1.85

6.17 ± 1.47

5.80 ± 1.73

5.41 ± 1.93

2.135

NS

–

 Pass.-aggression

5.24 ± 1.90

5.03 ± 2.03

5.24 ± 2.07

4.93 ± 1.64

2.298

NS

–

 Projection

4.45 ± 2,23*^,s,o

3.11 ± 1.70

3.42 ± 2.03

2.87 ± 1.66

9.577

p < .001

.082

 Repression

4.98 ± 1.98

4.87 ± 2.03

4.59 ± 1.97

4.41 ± 1.94

1.353

NS

–

 Undoing

5.76 ± 1.97*

5.27 ± 1.99

5.20 ± 1.99

4.76 ± 1.94

3.706

p < .01

.033

 Conversion

2.53 ± 1.83 ^o

1.98 ± 2.55

1.73 ± 1.23

1.91 ± 1.47

3.272

p < .05

.030

 Somatization

4.25 ± 2.43

3.47 ± 1.01

3.64 ± 2.12

4.02 ± 2.15

1.482

NS

–

 Withdrawal

6.55 ± 2.37

6.16 ± 2.22

5.98 ± 2.02

5.88 ± 2.17

1.301

NS

–

 Denial

5.52 ± 1.75

5.11 ± 1.82

5.13 ± 1.68

5.35 ± 1.65

.775

NS

–

 Sublimation

5.74 ± 1.85*

5.79 ± 1.33*

5.72 ± 1.46*

4.93 ± 1.41

8.088

p < .001

.070

 Humour

4.99 ± 2.01

4.48 ± 1.68

4.92 ± 1.89

5.02 ± 1.97

.761

NS

–

 Idealization

6.12 ± 1.89

6.15 ± 2.13

574 ± 2.12

6.01 ± 1.92

.781

NS

–

 Intellectualization

4.90 ± 1.84

5.18 ± 1.48

5.44 ± 1.79

5.63 ± 1.72

2.519

NS

–

 React. Formation

4.76 ± 1.89

4.36 ± 1.78

4.34 ± 1.68

4.42 ± 1.63

.757

NS

–

 Suppression

5.08 ± 1.74

5.03 ± 1.94

5.35 ± 1.62

5.13 ± 1.72

.473

NS

–

 Altruism

7.33 ± 1.53

7.39 ± 1.27

7.19 ± 1.42

7.11 ± 1.59

.511

NS

–

 FACTOR 1

5.09 ± 1.21*

4.68 ± 1.19

4.60 ± 1.25

4.32 ± 1.03

6.165

p < .001

.054

 FACTOR 2

5.53 ± .97

5.39 ± 1.00

5.44 ± .97

5.53 ± 1.00

.313

NS

–