1Assistant Professor, Psychology, Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Lucknow Campus
2B.A.(H) Applied Psychology, Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Lucknow Campus
Cinderella Complex is known as a woman's dependence on men, it incorporates waiting for a Prince Charming to come and save them from the problems in reality and fix their issues. Women have been reared to depend on men of their lives, the dependency starts with the father and efficiently moves on to the husband. Meanwhile, Personal growth initiative refers to the person's generic awareness and purposeful engagement in growth-enhancing cognition and practices in different aspects of one's life. The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between Cinderella Complex and Personal Growth among young women. The sample comprised of 60 female participants, age ranged between 19 to 22 years. The data was collected through questionnaire which included two scales-The Cinderella Complex Scale developed by Sneha Saha et al., and Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II developed by C. Ashton et al. It was hypothesized that there will be a negative correlation between Personal growth and Cinderella Complex owing to the review which emphasizes that women scoring high in Cinderella Complex feel dependent on the men and shy away from responsibilities of their own selves. Pearson's r correlation coefficient method was used to analyze the data. The test results supported the hypothesis and the hypothesis was retained as negative correlation was seen between the two variables (r =-0.1559). It can be interpreted that women having high scores in Cinderella Complex are bound to show negative motivation towards personal growth. Furthermore, interventional approach is being developed to motivate and train young women towards personal growth.
Cinderella Complex, Young Women, Personal Growth, Dependency Syndrome
