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Codependency and self-esteem among high school students.

D Fisher1, J Beer

  • 1United School District No. 399, Natoma, Kansas.

Psychological Reports
|June 1, 1990
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This study found that adolescent girls in rural Kansas reported higher codependency than boys, though self-esteem levels were similar. Boys showed a tendency to overstate their social appropriateness, and lower self-esteem was linked to higher codependency.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Adolescent Development

Background:

  • Codependency and self-esteem are crucial aspects of adolescent mental health.
  • Understanding gender differences in these areas is vital for targeted interventions.
  • Rural adolescent populations may face unique psychosocial challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate gender differences in codependency and self-esteem among rural high school students.
  • To examine the relationship between self-esteem and codependency in this demographic.
  • To explore potential gender-based response biases in self-report measures.

Main Methods:

  • Administered a co-dependency measure and the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory (Short Form) with a Lie scale.
  • Sample comprised 46 coeducational students from North Central Kansas rural high schools.

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  • Utilized Pearson correlations to analyze the association between self-esteem and codependency.

    • Main Results:

    • Girls reported significantly higher codependency scores than boys.
    • No significant gender differences were found in overall self-esteem scores.
    • Boys exhibited higher scores on the self-esteem Lie scale, indicating social desirability bias.
    • A moderate, negative correlation was observed between self-esteem and codependency.

    Conclusions:

    • Gender plays a role in codependency levels among rural adolescents.
    • Self-esteem is inversely related to codependency in this population.
    • Response biases in self-report measures should be considered when interpreting gender differences in adolescents.