Collins B G
East Stroudsburg University, PA 18301.
Soc Work. 1993 Jul;38(4):470-6.
Judging from advertisements for professional books, continuing education workshops, and speakers, social workers appear to believe that codependency is a problem about which they should be knowledgeable. This article traces the evolution of the codependency construct and its burgeoning popularity in the 1980s. It critically examines codependency from the perspective of researchers who have found little empirical support for the constellation of characteristics used to define the term and from the perspective of feminist analysis. In addition, the article analyzes the assumptions about health and relationships that are embedded in the concept of the codependency and contends, from the perspective of self-in-relation theory, that the concept does not provide a useful framework for social work conceptualization and intervention with women.
从专业书籍广告、继续教育研讨会及演讲者的情况来看，社会工作者似乎认为，相互依赖是一个他们应该有所了解的问题。本文追溯了相互依赖这一概念的演变及其在20世纪80年代迅速兴起的过程。文章从一些研究人员的角度进行了批判性审视，这些研究人员发现用于定义该术语的一系列特征几乎没有实证支持，同时也从女性主义分析的角度进行了审视。此外，本文分析了相互依赖概念中所隐含的关于健康和人际关系的假设，并从关系中的自我理论角度认为，该概念并未为社会工作对女性的概念化理解和干预提供一个有用的框架。
