Gotham H J, Sher K J
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia 65211, USA.
J Stud Alcohol. 1996 Jan;57(1):34-9. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.34.
Despite widespread use of the term codependency, empirical evidence regarding its construct validity is generally lacking. This study analyzed the construct validity of codependency as measured by Potter-Efron and Potter-Efron's Codependency Assessment Questionnaire (CAQ). It attempted to determine the CAQ's factor structure and whether there are any unique relations between symptoms of codependency and parental alcoholism after controlling for basic dimensions of personality and psychopathology.
Participants were 467 (246 male, 221 female) young adult children of alcoholics and controls who contributed complete questionnaire data at the fourth wave of a longitudinal study of factors related to alcohol use and abuse.
The CAQ showed reliability and basically a one dimensional structure, and CAQ scores were significantly related to family history. Although much of this relation between family history and codependency was accounted for by neuroticism and symptoms of general psychopathology, a small, but significant, association between family history and codependency remained even after statistically controlling for personality and psychopathology.
We conclude that, although there may be unique aspects of the purported codependency syndrome that are related to a family history of alcoholism, most of the relation between codependency and family history appears to be "explained" by general negative affectivity.
尽管“相互依赖”这一术语被广泛使用，但关于其结构效度的实证证据普遍缺乏。本研究分析了由波特 - 埃夫隆和波特 - 埃夫隆的相互依赖评估问卷（CAQ）所测量的相互依赖的结构效度。它试图确定CAQ的因子结构，以及在控制人格和精神病理学的基本维度后，相互依赖症状与父母酗酒之间是否存在任何独特的关系。
参与者为467名（246名男性，221名女性）酗酒者的成年子女以及对照组，他们在一项关于酒精使用和滥用相关因素的纵向研究的第四波中提供了完整的问卷数据。
CAQ显示出可靠性且基本上是一维结构，并且CAQ得分与家族史显著相关。虽然家族史与相互依赖之间的这种关系大部分可由神经质和一般精神病理学症状来解释，但即使在对人格和精神病理学进行统计控制后，家族史与相互依赖之间仍存在小但显著的关联。
我们得出结论，虽然所谓的相互依赖综合征可能存在与酗酒家族史相关的独特方面，但相互依赖与家族史之间的大部分关系似乎可以由一般消极情感性来“解释”。
