title: Happiness and Defense Styles in Psychiatrists.
abstract: The aim of this study was to measure happiness in a sample of Brazilian psychiatrists and correlate it with the defense styles used by them and sociodemographic data. This study was observational, cross-sectional, and analytical. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires by Brazilian psychiatrists who participated in the XXXII Brazilian Congress of Psychiatry, 2014. In this sample of psychiatrists, happiness levels were high (scoring 5.69 of a total of 7), and mature defense styles prevailed, especially humor and anticipation. In a multivariate analysis, having children, good sleep quality, increased sexual interest, and use of defense styles such as humor, anticipation, and idealization all showed a positive relationship with happiness; on the other hand, using defense style such as acting out or annulment demonstrated a negative relationship with happiness. Despite the well-known professional burden that they bear, Brazilian psychiatrists surveyed presented, in general, high levels of subjective well-being and happiness.
authors.affiliation: *Postgraduate Program in Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco; †Institute of Psychiatry, Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (IPq-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, São Paulo; and ‡Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Hermano
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Kátia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petribú
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Amaury
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantilino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry