Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2021 Jul-Sep;39(3):257-261. doi: 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_302_21.
Ego defense mechanisms (EDMs) act as a major factor for overcoming stressful situations in life.
The study aimed to assess the various patterns and factors of EDMs employed by pediatric dental postgraduate students in India.
Cross-sectional design, web-based questionnaire survey.
A cross-sectional questionnaire study on EDM was conducted among 246 pediatric dental postgraduates in India from July to October 2019. The modified form of the Defense Style Questionnaire-20 included 10 EDMs under three major patterns- Mature, Immature, and Neurotic. The questionnaire was sent to all pediatric dental postgraduates enrolled in the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry and reminders were sent every week for 6 weeks.
Among the 1041 pediatric dental postgraduates who received the E-mail, two hundred and forty-six students responded to the same. The respondents included 89 males and 157 females. The mature pattern was found to be the most commonly employed EDM (males-47.20%; females-51.60%). Sublimation (72.76%), a mature type of defense was found to be the most common EDM factor employed by the majority of the students. The immature pattern was higher among males when compared to females (males-14.60%; females-5.70%).
Most pediatric dental postgraduates exhibited a mature pattern, followed by a neurotic and immature pattern of EDM. The mature pattern of EDM was displayed more by the female students than the male students. Sublimation was found to be the maximum expressed factor followed by acting out.
自我防御机制（EDM）是克服生活中压力情境的主要因素。
本研究旨在评估印度儿科牙科研究生所采用的各种 EDM 模式和因素。
横断面设计，基于网络的问卷调查。
2019 年 7 月至 10 月，在印度对 246 名儿科牙科研究生进行了 EDM 横断面问卷调查。经过修改的防御方式问卷-20 版（Defense Style Questionnaire-20）包括 10 种 EDM，分为成熟型、不成熟型和神经症型三种主要类型。问卷发给了所有参加印度儿童牙科学会和预防牙科学会的儿科牙科研究生，并在 6 周内每周发送提醒。
在收到电子邮件的 1041 名儿科牙科研究生中，有 246 名学生做出了回应。受访者包括 89 名男性和 157 名女性。研究发现，成熟型是最常用的 EDM（男性为 47.20%；女性为 51.60%）。升华（72.76%）是大多数学生采用的最常见的防御方式。与女性相比，男性表现出更多的不成熟模式（男性为 14.60%；女性为 5.70%）。
大多数儿科牙科研究生表现出成熟的 EDM 模式，其次是神经症和不成熟的 EDM 模式。与男性相比，女性学生表现出更多的成熟型 EDM。升华是表现最多的因素，其次是行为表现。
