noun
Cinderella complex
A psychological term for a woman's unconscious desire to be taken care of by a stronger figure, based on the fairy tale. Used in discussions of gender roles.
彼女はシンデレラコンプレックスについての本を読んでいる。
She is reading a book about the Cinderella complex.
Variant with an interpunct; less common but still seen.
From English 'Cinderella complex', coined by Colette Dowling in 1981.