ANALIZA WYBRANYCH ZMIENNYCH PSYCHOLOGICZNYCH U MĘŻCZYZN I KOBIET UZALEŻNIONYCH OD ALKOHOLU WSTĘPNE WYNIKI
THE ANALYSIS OF CHOSEN PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG ALCOHOL DEPENDENT MALES AND FEMALES. PRELIMINARY REPORT

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to compare the level of psychological variables among male and female alcoholics beginning therapy. The following psychological variables was examined: stress intensity, coping with stress strategies, expectations and convictions (a sense of self-worth and efficacy, acceptance of illness, life satisfaction, optimism, health value), emotions variables (control of anger, anxiety and depression and the level of anxiety as a state and trait). 109 alcohol dependent people participated in the study – 47 women and 62 men. There were a lot of statistical differences between those two groups. These differences are associated with stress intensity, strategies of coping with stress, a sense of self-worth and efficacy, illness acceptance, depression and the level of anxiety as a trait. The observed differences can guide the treatment of alcohol dependent woman.

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