The relationship between hope-hopelessness levels and ways of coping with stress of addicted patients on probation (eng)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the levels of hope- hopelessness and stress coping among dependent patients on probation and these two variables. METHODS: Descriptive research was conducted between August and December 2019. One hundred seventy-six (176) individuals who were in a University Hospital probation unit for treatment and control purposes participated in the study. In this research, the introductory information form of the Beck Hope-Hopelessness Scale and Stress Coping Scale were used. The relationships among percentage mean, standard deviation, and variables were evaluated using correlation analysis. RESULTS: The mean age of 176 individuals participating in the study was 31.18 +- 0.64. Respondents of most were male (92%) and their marital status mostly was single (56.3%). The majority of individuals were found to have graduated from primary education (63.1%) and to have worked in a job (48.3%). A moderately strong positive correlation was found with the sensory sub-dimension in individuals using the effective coping style between the Stress Coping Styles Scale and the Beck Hope-Despair Scale subscales, whereas there was a negative correlation in the lower dimension of motivation loss and expectations for the future in individuals who used ineffective coping styles. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Individuals treated on probation have moderate levels of hopelessness and have been found to use the desperate approach style as a way of coping with stress.

Keywords

• hopelessness
• probation
• addiction
• coping with stress