Assessing Co-dependency Issues Within a Nursing Environment

Chappelle, Linda Sloan; Sorrentino, Elizabeth A.

doi:10.1097/00006247-199305000-00009

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“…Lack of acceptance and inadequate nurturing by family may interfere with emotional, psychological, behavioral, and spiritual development (Scubby 1987 as cited in Chappell andSorrentino 1993). Nursing students with these backgrounds may enter school with unresolved issues that negatively affect relationships with peers, faculty, and patients.…”

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Assessing Codependency and Family Pathology in Nursing Students

Parker

Faulk

2003

Journal of Addictions Nursing

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Codependency is believed to develop in dysfunctional family systems and manifest itself in compulsive behaviors that make life painful and work emotionally difficult. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between self-reported family pathology and scores on the Codependency Assessment Inventory (CAI) and to determine the prevalence of family pathology and codependency in a sample of nursing students. A descriptive correlational study of a sample of 35 southeastern and southwestern associate and baccalaureate nursing programs was used. Nursing students completed the CAI and a demographic questionnaire adapted from previous research. This study found relationships between family pathology and codependency traits. In this sample, codependency was identified as a severe problem for only a small number of the nursing students. The typical student earned a score on the CAI in the average range. While general information about codependency would be beneficial for almost all nursing students, significant interventions involving individual counseling may be best reserved for those most affected. Research efforts to determine if codependency is a disorder separate from other behavior pathologies would be especially beneficial.

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confidence: 99%