防御机制是无意识的过程,保护一个人免受过度焦虑。它们是日常运作的一部分,成熟的防御与积极的结果有关。然而,过度使用防御或使用不成熟的防御与精神病理学有关。本研究旨在分析防御机制,表征两种类型的沉重的研究投资:研究和研究参与。我们做了路径分析,MANOVA,对422名意大利大学生进行了二元逻辑回归分析(Mage=22.56±2.87;63.5%为女性)。在主要发现中,学习主义的最强(和积极)预测因子是回归(适应不良防御),而对于学习投入,它是任务导向(适应性防御)。因此,学位主义可能被定义为一种新的潜在临床疾病。此外,对所有预测Studyholism的防御机制的批判性分析支持了与OCD相关的框架对Studyholism概念化的适当性。关于学习投入,即使通常与积极的防御风格相关,通过投影肯定预测的发现证实了以前的研究,对于一些学生来说,它可能构成一种应对偏执症状(以及社交焦虑和焦虑)的策略。因此,我们建议筛查参与学生的社会障碍和临床相关症状,这些症状可能因努力学习而隐藏。
Defense mechanisms are unconscious processes that protect a person from excessive anxiety. They are part of everyday functioning, and mature defenses are associated with positive outcomes. However, the excessive use of defenses or the use of immature defenses is associated with psychopathology. The present
study aims to analyze the defense mechanisms that characterize two types of heavy
study investment: Studyholism and
Study Engagement. We performed a path analysis, MANOVAs, and binary logistic regressions on 422 Italian college students (Mage = 22.56 ± 2.87; 63.5% females). Among the main findings, the strongest (and positive) predictor of Studyholism is regression (maladaptive defense), while for
Study Engagement, it is task-orientation (adaptive defense). Hence, Studyholism might be defined as a new potential clinical condition. Additionally, a critical analysis of all the defense mechanisms predicting Studyholism supports the appropriateness of the OCD-related framework for conceptualizing Studyholism. Regarding
Study Engagement, even if generally associated with a positive defense style, the finding that it is positively predicted by projection confirms previous studies suggesting that, for some students, it might constitute a coping strategy with paranoid symptoms (and social anxiety and anxiety). Hence, we recommend screening engaged students for social impairment and clinically relevant symptoms that might be hidden by hard studying.