| Abstract [eng] |
In Lithuania, the topics of dependent personality and relations with authority have not been studied much and the interaction of these phenomena with the body image has not been studied at all. The aim of this study – to ascertain the peculiarities of the relationship between dependent personalities and their relationship with authority and body image. Participants: 95 (35 women and 60 men) 22 - 61 years old. (M=39.4, SD=8.19) dependent individuals from 2 institutions working with addictive persons. Instruments: dependent personality disorder questionnaire (DPQ), authority relationship assessment scale, parental relationship questionnaire (PBI), body functionality assessment (FAS) and demographic-social characteristics, study design - correlation study. Main results: 62.1% addicts are characterized by dependent personality disorder, the most characteristics: reluctance to be alone (60%), a tendency to give in to others (40%) and difficulties in returning to a normal life after negative events (53.7%). Dependent personalities are characterized by troubled relation with external authority (M=20.4, SD=5.06) and self-reliance (M=16.4, SD=4.99). Study participants rated their body functionality with a score of 4 out of 5 (SD=0.81) which is related to early parental relationships, especially to the father: greater care from father is correlated with greater assessment of body functionality (r=0.55, p<0.001), and overprotection had the opposite effect (r= -0.46, p<0.001). It was found that stronger external authority was correlated with greater expression of dependent personality disorder traits (β=0.272, p=0.026), stronger self-reliance and reliance on transpersonal powers (internal authority) were correlated with lower expression of dependent personality symptoms (β=-0.259, p=0.001). Conclusion: greater trust in external authority and weaker internal authority are correlated with greater expression of the dependent personality traits. |
