Social Exclusion and Drug Rehabilitation Relapse: Mediating Role of Negative Coping Styles

Abstract


 Objective: To investigate the relationship between social exclusion and relapse tendency of drug addicts, and the mediating role of negative coping style between them. Methods: 130 SG drug addicts were investigated with Social Exclusion Experience Scale, Simple Coping Style Scale (SCSQ) and Relapse Tendency Scale (RTQ). Results: (1) Social exclusion and negative coping styles had significant positive correlation with relapse tendency; (2) Social exclusion and negative coping styles had direct positive correlation with relapse tendency; (3) Social exclusion could not only directly predict relapse tendency, but also indirectly predict relapse tendency through the mediating effect of negative coping styles. Conclusion: Negative coping styles mediate the relationship between social exclusion and relapse.