Codependents of Recovering Addicts: Exploring Their Level of Depression and Self-Esteem
Journal: Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (APJMR) (Vol.2, No. 2)Publication Date: 2014-05-15
Authors : AIMEE ROSE A. ARGUELLES MANDA;
Page : 66-72
Keywords : Co-dependent; Recovering Addicts; Depression; Self ? Esteem;
Abstract
Addiction is a family disease. It causes members of a family to develop coping methods that help them interact with one another. This descriptive study explored the relationship between level of depression and self-esteem of 30 codependents of recovering addicts. Respondents are mostly in their midlife, married, and college graduate females who were spouses or wives of recovering addicts. Majority of them experience low levels of depression while only minimal are clinically depressed. As for self esteem, half of the respondents had moderately low levels while the other half had either mildly low or severely low levels. Results show there is no significant relationship between the level of depression and self esteem of codependents of recovering addicts and that depression doesn’t really equate into a low level of self esteem. This research recommends that a more in-depth research be done to explore more contributing factors on the level of self-esteem of Codependents including a comparative study on those who have dependents still in active addiction. Aside from this, institutions involved such as schools, counselors and rehabilitation centers educate families and children of codependents at a young age about addiction as a disease and use the findings of this study to come up with more supportive programs for the family.
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