Os papéis sexuais e a sua relação com os estilos defensivos no contexto clínico de mulheres com depressão

Abstract

The aim of this work was to relate the sex role to the defense styles in women with depression. This crosssectional study involved 62 women who sought care at the Catholic University of Pelotas Psychological Clinical and were diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. The instruments were Mini International Neuropsychiatry Interview Plus, Bem Sex Role Inventory and Defense Style Questionnaire 40. The majority of the sample had a higher incidence of undifferentiated role (32.3 %). No significant difference was found between the defensive styles and the sex roles ( p> 0.05 ).There was a significant correlation, however, between the scores of masculinity and mature defense styles (r = 0.30, p 0.019) and between femininity and neurotic defense styles (r = 0.29, p 0.022). The findings suggest that depression may be related to poor self-concept and to femininity, while masculinity seems to be associated with greater mental health