Armstrong, Kathleen Elaine2024-08-122024-08-1219941994https://hdl.handle.net/1828/16980The purpose of the study was to more closely examine parallels found in two bodies of literature on human adjustment and coping. The first body of literature examined was research and scholarship in the area of resilience, and the other the clinical conceptualization of codependence. Out of these two areas of inquiry, the study focused on their respective perceptions of what constitutes good health : whether wellness is synonymous with a lack of identified pathology, and the differentiation between skilled coping and emotional well­being. The intention of the study was to provide information and direction to prevention and health promotion specialists with respect to the development of programs aimed at enhancing wellness in youth populations. The research was directed by the following question: Is there a relationship between codependence and resilience? Sixty-eight individuals in treatment for codependence completed a questionnaire comprised of the Interpersonal Dependency Inventory, (Hirschfeld, Klerman, Gough, Barrett, Korchin, & Chodoff, 1977), an Adult Adaptation Scale (Werner & Smith, 1992), and the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (Weissman, 1979). Principal Component Analysis indicated that two factors appear to underlie these two concepts of resilience and codependence, suggesting that they may be more similar than different. While more research is warranted, speculation allows that resilience and codependence may be the flip side of the same coin.86 pagesAvailable to the World Wide WebThesis