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The aim of the present study was to determine the construct validity of the immature defense style factor on the 40-item DSQ (DSQ-40; Andrews, Pollock, and Stewart 1989) by comparing it to measures evaluating bodily and psychic preoccupation. Specifically, immature defense style was compared to measures of somatization, alexithymia, and cognitive complaints. The DSQ-40 is a widely used self-report measure of defense mechanisms, which make up three factors: immature, neurotic, and mature defense styles. Although many studies have evaluated the ability