Psychological Correlates of Codependency in Women
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 29 (3), 395-407
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089409047388
Abstract
This study examined several potential psychological correlates of codependency to determine the parameters and feasibility of the codependency construct. Subjects were 171 adult female volunteers from a university. Results indicated significant relationships between codependency and: object relations and reality testing (p = .01), intensity of depression (p < .01), introjective depression (p < .001), and history of abuse (p < .001). The results are supportive of codependency as a useful construct which involves a cluster of difficulties in interpersonal relationships, reality testing, and introjective depression. An association was demonstrated between codependency and parental alcoholism, or history of childhood abuse, or both.Keywords
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