Level of stress among spouses of Alcoholic men

Abstract

Introduction: Alcohol is a family disease it drawn effects on the person who is drinker and whole the family but the mostly affected person is the spouses of the drinker. Alcoholism affect emotionally, physically, socially and psychologically. Spouses feel difficult to manage her married life and feel stress. The objectives of the study is To assess the stress level among spouses of alcoholic men and To find association between stress level and selected socio demographic variables. The study was reviewed under the heading like literature related to Personality of wives of alcoholics, literature related to Stressful situations in wives of alcoholic, literature related to Familial and marital interactions and children of alcoholics and literature related to wives responses to Alcoholism Methodology: the research approach used was quantitative non experimental descriptive survey, study setting was conducted in community Ranipokhri Dehradun, population was the spouses of alcoholic dependents, purposive sampling technique was used to choose the participant. Tool used was modified in four point Likert scale to assess the stress level among spouses of alcoholic men. Pilot study was conducted from 10% of entire population. Data collection process was done in the period of two days, whole research process was started with identifying subject participant permission was obtained from principal, purpose was explained to subject participants and consent were taken and administrated tools to 50 subject participant for data collection then proceeded for data analysis. Overall data was organized with the help of table and graphical presentation. Result:The Demographic variables of fifty spouses were administrate the tool section one & two Where in section one the majority 38(66%) participants aged between 21 – 40yrs and less majority 2(4%) were found in 51 – 60yrs. and maximum duration of marriage 24(48%) was between 0 to 10 yrs. And less is 1(2%). Maximum 32(64%) husband was found to be occasional drinker and all 50(100%). The families were belongs to Hindu Religion. Maximum education of Husband was High school 17(34%) and less is post graduate 1(2%). Whereas maximum education of wives was primary school 12(24%) and less was found 8(16%). Majority participants 48(96%) had Arrange marriage and less was (2) 4% was Love marriage, whereas majority participants were living in nuclear family that is 30(60%) and less participants 20(40%) was in joint family Whereas, Section two findings were analyzed as per objectives of the study Conclusion: The Demographic variables like Age of Wives where Nineteen participants found increase in the stress level between twenty one to forty yrs. of age. Duration Of Marriage where, ten participants found increase the stress level in the spouse whose marriage duration was between twenty one to thirty yrs. Drinking habit of Husband where eighteen participants stress level was increased whose husband was found to be habitual drinker. All the fifty participant was Hindu who has increase in stress level. Education of Husband where 10 husbands of spouses was had primary education and their spouses were has increased stress level, Education of Wives where eight participant was found to high in stress level whose education was up to high school level, Type of marriage where forty eight spouses was had arrange marriage whose stress level was high, and lastly the type of family where thirty participants was from nuclear family whose stress level was high. Study was implicated through the area of nursing education, nursing practice, nursing administration, nursing research.