Abstract
The study aims to identify the relationship between social supports with depression among drug addicts in Sabah. Two sets of questionnaire were used in this study, the Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors (ISSB) questionnaire to measure social support and the Reynolds Adolescence Depression Scale (RADS) questionnaire to measure depression. There were 100 subjects among drug addicts used in this study. Pearson Correlation Analysis showed that there is a significant negative correlation between social supports such as emotional dimensions, information dimensions, adjoining dimension and finally is the dimension of the tool with depression. The finding also revealed that emotional dimension as highest domain of that correlate with depression compares to the others dimensions. The implication of this study suggests that there is a need to develop a holistic and integrated emotional approach on emotional-based modules to support the needs of emotional aspects that affect depression among drug addicts.
Highlights
The study aims to identify the relationship between social supports with depression among drug addicts in Sabah
Tujuan penubuhan Rumah Komuniti adalah menyedia kemudahan tempat bagi membolehkan proses integrasi semula ahli masyarakat yang bersedia untuk meninggalkan aktiviti pengambilan dadah ke dalam masyarakat
Depression in childhood and adolescence: Diagnosis, assessment, intervention strategies and research
Summary
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti hubungan antara sokongan sosial dengan kemurungan dalam kalangan penagih dadah di Sabah. Dua set soal selidik telah digunakan dalam kajian ini iaitu soal selidik Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors (ISSB) bagi mengukur sokongan sosial dan soal selidik Reynolds Adolescence Depression Scale (RADS) bagi mengukur kemurungan. Terdapat 100 subjek dalam kalangan penagih dadah yang digunakan dalam kajian ini. Analisis korelasi Pearson menunjukkan terdapat hubungan negatif yang signifikan antara sokongan sosial seperti dimensi emosi, dimensi maklumat, dimensi pendampingan dan terakhir ialah dimensi alatan dengan kemurungan. Implikasi kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa terdapat keperluan bagi menghasilkan satu modul berorientasikan pendekatan emosi dalam kalangan penagih dadah secara holistik dan bersepadu bagi menyokong keperluan aspek emosi yang mempengaruhi kemurungan dalam kalangan penagih dadah. Kata kunci: Sokongan sosial, kemurungan, penagih dadah
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