Sarah Mahmood
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Title: Perceived Stigma affecting Psychological Well-being and Self-esteem among Patients Receiving Treatment of Substance Abuse
Biography
Biography: Sarah Mahmood
Abstract
The research was conducted in order to investigate the effects of perceived stigma on self-esteem and psychological well-being among patients receiving treatment of substance abuse (n=192) and lung cancer (n=192). Sample of 384 adults was collected through “purposive sampling strategy” from various hospitals of Multan city (Nai Zindage, Khurshid Rafeeq and Nishtar hospital). “Perceived Discrimination- Devaluation Scale (Urdu version)” was used to measure the level of perceived stigma in patients of lung cancer and substance abuse. “Index of Self-Esteem (Urdu Version)” was applied to evaluate the level of self-esteem. Further, “Psychological Well-being Scale (Urdu version)” was administered to analyze the level of psychological well-being. Statistical analysis was conducted through SPSS by using Pearson correlation coefficient and independent sample t-test. The results revealed that perceived stigma is negatively correlated with self-esteem (r=0.542**, p=0.000) and psychological well-being (r=0.524**, p=0.000). Moreover, the findings revealed that patients of substance abuse perceived higher degree of stigma as compared to patients having treatment of lung cancer (t=3.867, p=0.004). Patients having treatment of substance abuse had more affected self-esteem (t= -7.226, p= 0.000) and psychological well-being (t= -7.123, p= 0.000) as compared to patients of lung cancer.