PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, COPING STYLES AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

Abstract

OBJECTIVETo determine the relationship between psychological distresses, coping style and emotional well-being among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia, to determine the role of coping style as a mediator in the relationship between the psychological distress and emotional well-being, to determine the gender as a moderator in between psychological distress and emotional well-being.STUDY DESIGNCross sectional research design.PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDYThe data was collected from both government and private hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan from May 2021 to July 2021. SUBJECTS AND METHODSParticipants were 75 that were educated 2(27%), uneducated 73(97.4%), married 37(49.3%) and unmarried 38(50.7%) adult caregivers of schizophrenic patients. Kessler’s scale, Brief Cope Inventory and Psychological well-being scale along with demographic sheet were used for the collection of data. RESULTSResults revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between psychological distress and coping styles(r=.32**, p<.05) whereas emotional well-being is negatively correlated with coping style (r=-.33**, p<.05) and non-significant relationship with psychological distress (p>0.05) in schizophrenic caregivers. Gender is moderating between psychological distress and emotional well-being. Coping style is not mediating between psychological distress and emotional well-being among caregivers of schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONIt is concluded that coping style is positively correlated with psychological distress but emotional well-being is negatively correlated with coping style and non-significant relation with psychological distress. There is a difference in experiencing psychological distress and emotional well-being gender wise. Psychological distress has a non-significant effect on emotional well-being through direct or indirect pathways and coping style is not mediating between them.