Social Support, Self-Acceptance, and Adversity Quotient Among Residents of Selected Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center

Abstract

The adversity quotient is essential especially among individuals in the clinical setting. The study aims to determine the role of social support and self-acceptance to the level of adversity quotient among rehab patients. The social support was measured in terms of emotional, companionship, informational, and tangible support. Control, ownership, reach, and endurance were the variables to measure adversity quotients. The respondents were 106 residents from private drug treatment and rehabilitation centers in the Philippines. The findings revealed that the patients have a high level of social support and self-acceptance and low level of adversity quotient. Social support and self-acceptance have significant positive relationships with control which suggests that the external support received by the residents and unconditional acceptance of oneself contributes to better handling of adversities in the life of the residents. Moreover, emotional, companionship, and tangible support and self-acceptance helps the residents not to suffer from the consequences of their negative experiences. The study recommends the importance of strong social support and self-acceptance in the residents’ ability to deal with adversities in life. Results and implications are further discussed in the study