Investigating the relationship between perceived discrimination and personality organization in women

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived discrimination and personality organization in women. It was hypothesized that there will be a positive and significant relationship between perceived discrimination and personality organization, with higher experiences of perceived discrimination in psychotic structures, and personality organization being predictive of perceived discrimination. Data for the research were collected online, with the participation of 293 women aged between 18 and 65. Informed Consent Form, Demographic Information Form, Perceived Discrimination Index, and Personality Organizations Inventory were used to collect data from participants. According to the analysis results, when the relationship between perceived discrimination and personality organization is examined, a positive and significant relationship was found between perceived discrimination, personal discrimination, and group discrimination with primitive defenses and identity diffusion, while there was no relationship between perceived discrimination and reality testing. In the condition where participants were divided into psychotic and borderline-neurotic, a significant difference was found in perceived discrimination scores, with higher perceived discrimination scores in psychotic structures. Additionally, when looking at the predictive effect of personality organization on perceived discrimination, it was found that primitive defenses, identity diffusion, and reality testing collectively predicted perceived discrimination, personal discrimination, and group discrimination.