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A Comparative Study to Assess the Stress among the Wives of Alcoholics and Non-Alcoholics

Harinder Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur

Abstract


Background: Studies previously done have demonstrated that level of stress among the wives of
alcoholics and non-alcoholics affects their daily life routine; and they do not cope up with the situations
and are affected physically as well as psychologically. Objectives: Objective of the main study was to
assess level of stress, to compare the level of stress among the wives of alcoholics and non-alcoholics
and to determine association between level of stress among the wives of alcoholics and non-alcoholics
and selected demographic variables. Material and Methods: Non-experimental (comparative)
research design was used. 30 wives of alcoholics and 30 wives of non-alcoholics were selected from
village Sataur and were asked to complete the rating scale regarding stress. Findings: According to
level of stress, majority of wives of alcoholics had moderate level of stress i.e. 96.7%, followed by mild
level of stress, i.e., 3.3% and majority of wives of non-alcoholics had moderate level of stress, i.e.,
76.7%, followed by mild level of stress, i.e., 23.3%. Conclusion: These data suggest that wives of
alcoholics and non-alcoholics experience moderate level of stress; while level of stress was more among
the wives of alcoholics than the wives of non-alcoholics.


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