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Comparative Study
| Published: March 25, 2018
The Role of Depression in Alcoholics and In People Who Are Occasional Drinkers
Former Post-Graduate student of Psychology, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.090/20180601
DOI: 10.25215/0601.090
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to find out the role of Depression in Alcoholics and in people who are Occasional Drinkers. The sample population chosen for this study was, 100 adults aged 20-50 years (50 for each group). The tools of assessment used was Beck Depression Inventory- II (BDI) (Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer, Gregory K. Brown, 1996). The statistical tool used for the study was t-test. The statistical analysis was carried out using MS- Excel operation. It was found that alcoholics scored higher on the variable of Depression as compared to Occasional Drinkers.
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2018 © Dordi M & Purandare M
Received: February 08, 2018; Revision Received: March 18, 2018; Accepted: March 25, 2018
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.090/20180601
10.25215/0601.090
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Published in Volume 06, Issue 1, January-March, 2018