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Dependency
Dependency and Substance
Use Disorders Dozens of studies have examined the possibility that dependent persons might be at elevated risk for substance use disorders. The results of these investigations have been decidedly mixed. For example, although studies confirm that dependent persons are at increased risk for tobacco addiction, numerous investigations have failed to obtain the hypothesized relationship be- […]
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Dependency and Depression
Although laboratory and field studies confirm that there is a positive relationship between level of dependency and level of depression in children, adolescents, and adults, the dependency-depression relationship is more complex than early researchers had thought. On the one hand, exaggerated dependency needs do in fact place an individual at increased risk for the subsequent […]
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Interpersonal correlates of dependency
In general, studies of the interpersonal correlates of dependency indicate that dependent persons adopt a passive, helpless stance in interpersonal interactions. Specifically, laboratory and field investigations indi- cate that individuals with a dependent personality ori- entation show high levels of suggestibility, cooperative- ness, compliance, and interpersonal yielding. These results are not surprising when one considers […]
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Dependency in Older Adults
There have been no published studies examining in- dividual differences in level of dependency in older adults. However, research suggests that, in general, older adults tend to exhibit more pronounced depen- dency needs than do younger adults. To some extent, the higher levels of dependency shown by older adults relative to younger adults reflects the […]
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Dependency in Adolescence and Adulthood
During adolescence, substantial sex differences in de- pendency emerge, with girls showing significantly higher levels of dependency than boys. This pattern of results is consistent across different cultures {e.g., American, British, Japanese, Indian, German, Israeli), and across different cultural groups within Ameri- can society. Moreover, the finding that females show higher levels of dependency than […]
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Childhood Antecedents of Dependency
The results of numerous studies indicate that over- protective, authoritarian parenting is a primary cause of exaggerated dependency needs during adolescence and adulthood. Prospective and retrospective studies of the parenting style-dependency link have produced highly similar results, allowing strong conclusions to be drawn regarding the etiology of dependent person- ality traits. Findings in this area […]
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