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Cognitive Study
| Published: September 08, 2020
Perceived social support among alcoholics under first treatment and alcoholics under relapse
Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, SDM (Autonomous) College, Ujire, Karnataka, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Psychology, SDM (Autonomous) College, Ujire, Karnataka, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.076/20200803
DOI: 10.25215/0803.076
ABSTRACT
Alcohol is used as social lubricant and relaxation facilitator, which provides pharmacological pleasure but when the same alcohol is misused, it turns into an evil, which is sufficiently inflammable to burn the families, society and country. A social support group can provide the individual with positive feedback, and this can encourage certain behaviours. The present study was undertaken to assess the perceived social support among alcoholics under first treatment and alcoholics under relapse. The study adopted purposive sampling method. The sample consisted of 60 participants (Alcoholics under first treatment-30 and Alcoholics under relapse-30). The standardized tool Multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support developed by Nancy Dahlem, Sara Zimet, Gordon Farley, and Gregory Zimet was used for data collection. The data was analysed using Independent sample t-test. The findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in perceived social support between alcoholics under first treatment and alcoholics under relapse.
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© 2020, Shetty A.S. & Jain V.
Received: July 25, 2020; Revision Received: August 25, 2020; Accepted: September 08, 2020
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.076/20200803
10.25215/0803.076
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Published in Volume 08, Issue 3, July-September, 2020