To Study The Effect Of Perceived Social Support On Depressive Symptoms Among Male Alcoholics In Early And Middle Adulthood
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Alcoholism, formerly called alcohol dependence or alcohol addiction is the more severe end of the alcohol use disorder spectrum. Alcoholism is appropriately considered a disease rather than a weakness of character or chosen pattern of bad behavior. Statistics about alcohol dependence include its pattern of afflicting about 4% of women and 10% of men. The current study aimed to study the effect of perceived social support on depressive symptoms among male adult alcoholics Methodology: Sampling was procured through the method of purposive sampling. Participants’ ages ranged from 21-40 years. The scales used for Social Support was Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Beck’s Depression Inventory. Results: There was a significant difference in the level of depressive symptoms who have low social support and those who have moderate to high social support. Results obtained can help in designing the intervention in decreasing the depression which is influenced by social support and age in alcohol dependent populations. Conclusion: As hypothesized, there was a significant difference in the level of depressive symptoms exhibited by male alcoholics in between the age group of 21-30 and those in between the age group of 3140. And there would be a perceived social support and those who have moderate to high perceived social support. Also no interaction effect was observed between age group and perceived social support. The correlation was found to be significant between perceived social support and depression as well as that between age group and depression. However, low negative correlation was found between perceived social support and age group of males with alcoholism.
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Priyanka Gaikwad
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.4.1.2017.47-52
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