Diagnostic possibilities of a method of content analysis for therapy of women exhibiting codependency

¹ Southern Federal University, Academy of Psychology and Pedagogy, 344000 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
² Rostov State Medical University, 344022 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
³ Don State Technical University, Faculty “Psychology, Pedagogy and Defectology”, 344000 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation

^* Corresponding author: paver@sfedu.ru

Abstract

The article presents the results of a comprehensive study of psychological characteristics of the manifestation of co-dependent behavior of women. The novelty of the study lies in the development of psychodiagnostics criteria for identifying co-dependent behavior using the content analysis method, using the Thematic Apperceptive Test (TAT) tables with the aim of further developing a set of therapeutic measures. The study involved 152 women from the Rostov region of the Russian Federation aged 17 to 30 years, exhibiting varying degrees of codependence and living with a drug-dependent partner for at least 5 years. The study was carried out using standardized psychological tests and projective methods, which made it possible to identify the degree of manifestation of co-dependent behavior: test “The scale of co-dependence in relations (Spann Fisher)” (adaptation Moskalenko); “Write a story” technique (stimulus material of tables 2, 4 and 6 of TAT. It has been established that content analysis allows us to determine qualitative differences in the degree of manifestation of co-dependent behavior, which we can identify and use in the initial stage of therapy with a co-dependent client, which means that it allows not only to quickly identify the condition, but also to determine its intensity.