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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «PSICHOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «PSYCHOLOGY»
ISSN 2304-1226 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Psychology». 2022. Vol 39

Codependency, Self-Sacrifice, and Altruism in the View of Helping Behavior

Author(s)
I. S. Shakhova
Abstract
The article presents the results of the study that revealed the interconnection of codependency, self-sacrifice, and altruism. It showed that though these personality traits are close in the meaning when actualized in helping behavior, codependence is typical for an immature personality, while self-sacrifice and altruism for an integral and self-sufficient one. It has been experimentally proved that self-sacrifice and altruism are interconnected; altruism is an effective implementation of helping behavior, and self-sacrifice is ideational attitude reflected in readiness for such behavior. Codependency is not connected with self-sacrifice and altruism phenomena, having a different motivation and associated with violence experienced in childhood. Differentiating these phenomena helps to correct inef-fective helping behavior, as well as to develop an ability to actualize its productive and socially important aspects.
About the Authors
Shakhova Irina Savelyevna, Candidate of Sciences (Psychology), Lecturer, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: Shahova-irina@lenta.ru
For citation
Shakhova I.S. Codependency, Self-Sacrifice, and Altruism in the View of Helping Behavior. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Psychology, 2022, vol. 39, pp. 86-96. https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2022.39.86 (in Russian)
Keywords
codependency, self-sacrifice, altruism, maturity, love, responsibility.
UDC
159.9.072.432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2022.39.86
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