Correlation between the level of codependency and suicidal risks in young men and women
This article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying the correlation between the level of codependency and the risks of suicidal behavior in young women and men. The theoretical analysis of the problem of determining the essence of the phenomena of codependency, suicide and suicidal behavior is carried out. Analysis of data from various studies made it possible to identify the main characteristics possessed by subjects prone to codependency and suicidal behavior. The level of codependency was diagnosed, as well as the severity of states that are predictors of suicidal behavior, and the formation of suicidal intentions and suicidal risk in young men and women. Correlation analysis, performed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, showed that in groups of both young men and young women, codependency has direct associations with such predictors and factors of suicidal behavior as demonstrativeness and affectivity of suicidal behavior, uniqueness, insolvency, time perspective, anti-suicidal factor, low self-esteem, social anxiety, social maladjustment, loneliness, despair, loss of hope, depression, suicidal risk. Present only in the male group are the positive connections between codependency and disorders in the communicative sphere of the personality, social pessimism and maximalism of value attitudes, in the female group - the direct connection between codependency and the current state of panic and helplessness. A comparative analysis of the results of related studies has been carried out. The necessity of psychological prevention of the development of codependent and suicidal behavior, through the techniques and methods recognized by the psychological community, aimed at teaching and forming responsibility and awareness of choice in various life situations, at the development of emotional intelligence and the formation of stress resistance, has been substantiated.