The Depressive Experiences Questionnaire as a Measure of Psychoanalytic Constructs Reported to be Measured

This study presents an empirical test of Coyne, Thompson, and Whiffen's statement that the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire does not measure the psychoanalytic constructs it is supposed to measure. Convergence was evaluated between the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire's Dependency and Self-criticism scales and clinicians' ratings on hysterical/anaclitic and obsessional/introjective personality styles in a sex-balanced sample of 56...