The Relationships between Social Adjustments of Alcohol Addicts and Their Self-Consciousness.
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The aim of this research was to assess whether the social adjustment of alcohol addicts
differ with respect to their self-consciousness. In doing this research, the social adjustment
of alcohol addicts and their self-consciousness were also investigated with respect to the
variables of sex, marital and educational status. The research was performed in accordance
with the correlational scanning model. The study was conducted with hospitalized patients
in Bakırköy State Hospital for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders, AMATEM
(Alcohol and Drug Research, Treatment and Education Center) and Balıklı Rum Foundation
Hospital, Anatolia Clinic for Alcohol Addiction Treatment. The patient group consisted of
3 (%6.5) female and 43 (%93.5) male individuals. The mean age of subjects was 44. Two
samples were used during the data gathering phase. To assess the self-consciousness and
self-esteem of alcohol addicts, Self-Schema Inventory, and for the assessment of the social
adjustment, Hacettepe Personality Inventory were used. Additionally, the subjects were
required to complete a questionnaire prepared by the researcher, to reach such variables
as age, sex, marital and educational status, history of alcohol abuse, etc. After the data
gathering phases, the statistical analysis of the raw data was done by SPSS (Statistical
Package for Social Sciences for Windows 10.0). To test whether social adjustment of alcohol
addicts differ with respect to their self-consciousness, Pearson Correlation Test was used.
Moreover, Mann Whitney U Test was used to test whether the self-consciousness and social
adjustment differ with respect to their sex; for the marital and educational status of the
alcohol addicts Kruskal Wallis Test was used. Their significance was tested at 0.05 or 0.01
level (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01) on two-tails. The following are the findings of the research, in
summary: 1) It was found that the family and social relationships, social norms, antisocial
tendencies and the total level of social adjustment of alcohol addicts differ with respect to
their self-consciousness. A decrease in the dimensions of social adjustment (family and
social relations, social norms and antisocial tendencies) was determined in those alcohol
addicts with a low level and negative self-consciousness. An increase in the dimensions
of social adjustment was determined in alcohol addicts with a high level and positive selfconsciousness.
2) The self-consciousness of the alcohol addicts showed no differences with
regard to sex, marital and educational status. 3) The social adjustment of the alcohol addicts
showed no differences with regard to sex, marital and educational status.
Key words: Social adjustments, alcohol addicts, self-consciousness.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
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Konular
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Bölüm
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
29 Ekim 2013
Gönderilme Tarihi
29 Ekim 2013
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2007 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 26