Anger And Self-esteem Amongst Alcohol Addicts And Drug Addicts

Abstract

Introduction:The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in the levels of anger and selfesteem among alcohol addicts and drug addicts. A sample of 60 male substance abusers, out of which 30 were alcohol addicts and the other 30 were drug addicts was taken. They were given two questionnaires i.e. the Clinical Anger Scale (CAS) and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and scores on both the scales were thus obtained. It was found that there was no significant difference in the levels of anger among alcohol addicts and drug addicts. It was also found that there was no significant difference in the self-esteem of alcohol addicts and drug addicts. Methodology:The researcher made use of Random Sampling during the present study, which comprised of 30 Alcohol Addicts and 30 Drug Addicts. This sample was selected from rehabilitation centers, Alcohol Anonymous Groups, and hospitals. The sample of Alcohol Addicts and Drug Addicts were taken to be in the age range of 16 to 65 years. The following hypotheses were tested in the study-There is a significant difference in the levels of anger between Alcohol Addicts and Drug Addicts; and there is a significant difference in the levels of self-esteem between Alcohol Addicts and Drug Addicts. Results: The result of the t-test draws to a conclusion that the obtained value is lesser than the table value. The Mean for Alcohol Addicts was 22.23 while that for Drug Addicts was 27.36. There is a difference between the Means of the two groups the data is in the expected direction. A t-test was conducted to carry out further statistical analysis to find out if there was a significant difference between the two means of the groups. The obtained t value was 1.49. Conclusion:The first hypothesis stated that there is a significant difference in the levels of anger between Alcohol Addicts and Drug Addicts and the second hypothesis stated that there is a significant difference in the levels of self-esteem between Alcohol Addicts and Drug Addicts-data was not found to be supportive of both these hypotheses. The findings suggest that both the alternate hypotheses were rejected as the obtained t-value was less than the table value at 0.05 level of significance, with df 58. Thus, the level of anger and level of self esteem are subjective to various reasons among Alcohol and Drug Addicts.

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