Guilt-riddenness as a predictor of interpersonal addiction and well-being in interpersonal relationships

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of the conjugation of guilt feeling and interpersonal dependence. The author shows the actualised need to consider the aspect of personality dependent behaviour in connection with scarce knowledge in this area on the one hand and the emergence of new types of non-chemical dependence on the other. The specifics of the links of non-adaptive forms of guilt and interpersonal dependence are revealed. The author considers the irrational forms of guilt as a predictor of destructive types of interpersonal dependence, namely destructive overdependence and dysfunctional separation. In conclusion, the author states that some forms of non-adaptive guilt are predictors of destructive overdependence and dysfunctional separation. Also,.interpersonal dependence and irrational forms of guilt areassociated with psychological well-being. The author emphasises that the study is far from completion and requires a more detailed knowledge of both interpersonal dependence and non-adaptive forms of guilt.