Validity and Reliability Of Defens Style Questionaire (DSQ-40) in Iranian Samples

Abstract

This study has examined defense styles in Iranian samples with psychometric properties Defens Style Questionaaire(DSQ-40). 1067 subjects are (666 high school students , age mean:16.61 SD :1.13 and 401 university students , age mean:21.3 ,SD : 3.8, 527 female, 540 male) that participated in this investigation. Internal consistency, concurrent validity , content validity , test-retest and cronbach α in Defense Style Questionaaire for Iraninan sample were computed. Results showed appears the DSQ-40 to be a reliable(α = /81-/87)and valid instrument (Its properties concerning content validity, concurrent validity and construct validity)for Iraninan sample .

Keywords

• Defense mechanism
• defense styles
• psychometric properties.