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Name: The Cinderella complex
Author: Colette Dowling

📘 The Cinderella complex by Colette Dowling

The Cinderella complex explores why many women feel a strong psychological pull to be taken care of by others and how this dependency can shape their lives. Drawing from interviews with women and research by social scientists, the work offers insight into the roots of this desire and practical suggestions for gaining independence and self‑reliance. Through an analysis of personal narratives and scholarly perspectives, the book highlights the cultural, psychological, and emotional factors that sustain the Cinderella complex and proposes ways for women to overcome it.

First publish date: 1981

Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology

Authors: Colette Dowling

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