Comparison of Codependency Characteristics of Individuals with and without Dependent Relatives in Terms of Defense Mechanisms, Family Functionality and Attachment Styles

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dc.contributor.authorTunca, Işıl Özüak
dc.contributor.authorÖzen-Akın, Gaye
dc.contributor.authorDayi, Ali
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-09T10:53:17Z
dc.date.available2025-03-09T10:53:17Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aimed to identify both the shared and distinct aspects of the codependency characteristics of individuals with (clinical group, n=56) and without dependent relatives (non-clinical group, n=59) by comparing them in terms of personal (defense-mechanisms), domestic (family-functionality), and relational (attachment-styles) contexts. Method: Codependency Assessment Tool (CODAT), Defense Styles Questionnaire 40 (DSQ-40), Family Assessment Device (FAD), and Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) were used as data collection tools. Results: The clinical group scored statistically significantly higher on CODAT (other focus/self-neglect, low-self-worth, family-of-origin-issues subscales and total), DSQ-40 (immature-defenses subscale), FAD (failure in problem-solving, communication, role-distribution, affective-responsiveness, affective-involvement, general-functioning subscales and total), RSQ (preoccupied-attachment subscale) than the non-clinical group. The non-clinical group scored significantly higher on the mature-defenses subscale than the clinical group. Immature-defenses, failure in problem-solving and preoccupied-attachment predicted codependency in the clinical group whereas in the non-clinical group, immature-defenses and unhealthy-communication were significant predictors of codependency. Conclusion: Codependency characteristics differ among individuals with and without dependent family members. As immature defenses predicted codependency in both groups, the use of this defense mechanism may be a fundamental feature of codependency.
dc.identifier.doi10.51982/bagimli.1355379
dc.identifier.endpage202
dc.identifier.issn1302-5570
dc.identifier.issn2791-9846
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage191
dc.identifier.trdizinid1211463
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.1355379
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1211463
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/4776
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofBağımlılık Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR_20250310
dc.subjectAttachment styles
dc.subjectdefense mechanisms
dc.subjectCodependency
dc.subjectfamily functioning
dc.titleComparison of Codependency Characteristics of Individuals with and without Dependent Relatives in Terms of Defense Mechanisms, Family Functionality and Attachment Styles
dc.typeArticle

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