Emotional Intelligence as a Resource for Codependent Women

Khazova, Svetlana Abdurakhmanovna

doi:10.15405/epsbs.2020.10.04.27

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“…Previous studies have generally supported the idea that self-attitude and re ection can play a signi cant role in shaping the self-concept of a codependent personality (Emelyanova, 2008;Khazova & Shipova, 2020;Khazova & Varioshkina, 2022;Vasenkin, 2020). is suggests that the way individuals with codependency perceive themselves is in uenced by the speci c attitude they have toward themselves and how they engage in thinking about and understanding themselves.…”

Section: Self-attitude Studies In Codependent Individualsmentioning

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Self-Attitude and Reflection in Codependent Women: A Comparative Study

Kolenova,

Kukulyar,

Denisova

et al. 2024

Psych. Rus.

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Background. Currently, psychological knowledge integrates theories on codependent behavior, advancing our understanding of this phenomenon. However, empirical research is lacking to understand its specific manifestations in relation to different types of addiction. Objective. To identify the features of self-attitude and reflection in codependent women. Design. The study included 233 women (ages 18–70), including 102 in relationships with a person addicted to alcohol, drugs, or suffering from a non-chemical addiction). The study was conducted using the following methods: Self-Attitude Questionnaire (Stolin & Panteleev, 1988); Differential Type of Reflection Questionnaire (Leontiev, 2009); and Codependency Self-Inventory Scale (CSIS; Weinhold & Weinhold, 1989; translated by A. G. Cheslavskaya, 2002). Results. Significant differences were observed in self-attitude and reflection. Women with high codependency have lower self-esteem and tend to underestimate their abilities, compared to the control group. They also exhibit a lower sense of control over their lives, lower self-consistency; they tend to focus on their weaknesses and shortcomings and are more inclined to self-blame. Quasi-reflexivity is more common in codependent women who have relationships with non-chemical addicts or do not identify an addict in their lives. Conclusion. There are significant differences in self-attitude and reflection between the control group and subgroups of women in relationships with different types of addicts; the same differences were observed in comparison of women with low and high codependency levels. The study contributes to a better understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying codependent behavior in women and has implications for future research and clinical practice.

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Section: Self-attitude Studies In Codependent Individualsmentioning

confidence: 80%

Self-Attitude and Reflection in Codependent Women: A Comparative Study

Kolenova,

Kukulyar,

Denisova

et al. 2024

Psych. Rus.

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Personality Traits, Approval Motivation, and Empathy as Predictors of Cognitive Regulation of Emotions and Behavioral Self-Control in Codependent Women

Kolenova,

Denisova,

Kukulyar

et al. 2023

IJCRSEE

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This study examined psychological characteristics and behavioral regulation in codependent women. The study aimed to identify personality traits, approval motivation, and empathy levels as predictors of behavioral regulation in codependent women. A total of 102 women (mean age 30.39 years) in relationships or related to alcohol, drug, or non-chemical addicts participated. Psychological testing and survey were used to assess codependence, aggression, empathy, need for approval, cognitive regulation of emotions, and self-regulation strategies: codependency Self-Inventory scale (CSIS; B. Weinhold, J. Weinhold); questionnaire “Auto- and Aggression to others” (E.P. Ilyin); method “Diagnosis of the level of empathy” (V. V. Boyko); Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (adapted by Yu.L.Khanin); The questionnaire of cognitive regulation of emotions (Rasskazova E.I., Leonova A.B., Pluzhnikov I.V.) and the questionnaire “Style of self-regulation of behavior” (Morosanova V.I.). Results suggest that personal characteristics, approval motivation, and empathy can predict the severity of codependence, manifestation of aggressiveness, self-regulation strategies, and cognitive regulation strategies in codependent women.

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Individual and Psychological Characteristics of the Married Couple in a Codependent Relationship

Bespalov,

Bespalova,

Shopsha

et al. 2024

Clin. and prev. med.

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Introduction. Marital codependency is a common form of family relationships that has significant socio-psychological consequences due to the persistent influence on the personal characteristics of codependent persons. In the sources of scientific literature, the gender-individual-psychological features of marital codependency are insufficiently covered, which determined the relevance of the topic of this study. Aim. The purpose of the study is to determine the individual psychological characteristics of men and women in codependent marital relationships. Materials and methods. 39 men and 46 women who are in codependent family relationships took part in the study. The following psychodiagnostic techniques were used: The Codependency Self-Inventory Scale (CSIS); Scale for measuring the level of codependency (D. Spann and D. Fisher); R. M. Hirschfeld Interpersonal Dependency Inventory (IDI); Test-questionnaire for determining self-esteem (S. V. Kovalev); Diagnosis of emotional intelligence (N. Hall); Coping test (R. Lazarus and S. Folkman). Results. It was established that the formation of codependent marital relationships is influenced by self-esteem, which is low in both codependent men and codependent women. It was found that codependent men and women equally have a low level of emotional intelligence. Conclusions. Gender differences in the manifestations of interdependence have been revealed. The hypothesis that the individual psychological characteristics of men and women influence the formation of codependent relationships in married couples has been confirmed. It is shown that a low level of the ability to manage emotions and to self-motivate, in combination with greater empathy, makes the coping strategies of codependent women more adaptive, determining their adaptation to codependent relationships and their inability to actively resist, while men are more prone to confrontation and distancing. Prospective research. An interesting direction of prospective research may be to find out the gender characteristics of the conflict behavior of spouses in codependent relationships. Also, in the future, it is planned to investigate the ability of codependent persons to self-regulate behavior and to cognitively regulate emotions.

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Emotional Intelligence as a Resource for Codependent Women

Abstract: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Self-Attitude and Reflection in Codependent Women: A Comparative Study

Self-Attitude and Reflection in Codependent Women: A Comparative Study

Personality Traits, Approval Motivation, and Empathy as Predictors of Cognitive Regulation of Emotions and Behavioral Self-Control in Codependent Women

Individual and Psychological Characteristics of the Married Couple in a Codependent Relationship

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