PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT DEFENSE MECHANISMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Keywords:
Substance Used, Disorders, Quality of life, Perceived Social Support, Defense MechanismsAbstract
The current study was intended to find out the relationship between Perceived Social Support, Defense Mechanisms and Quality of Life among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders. The sample for the present study was consisted of (N=250) substance used Disorders individuals, which were selected through purposive sampling techniques from the different from the several rehabilitation facilities in the district of Faisalabad. The data was collected through a Demographic Information Sheet, a Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988), Quality of Life Questionnaire (Lucas-Carrasco, 2012), and Defense Style Questionnaire (Ruuttu et al., 2006). The data was analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, v24) software to test the study hypotheses. Correlation analysis demonstrated the significant Quality of Life is positively correlated with Perceived Social Support and Mature Style of defense mechanism but significantly negatively correlated with Immature Style of defense mechanism. Perceived Social Support is positively correlated with Mature Style of defense mechanism and Neurotic Style of defense mechanism but negatively correlated with Immature Style of defense mechanism. The results show that the individuals living in urban areas have significantly higher mean scores on quality of life as compared to rural individuals. Further, there is a significant difference found between urban individuals and rural individuals on the scores of perceived social supports.
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