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ANXIETY, AGE DIFFERENCE AT MARRIAGE AND COPING STYLES
OF SPOUSES OF ALCOHOLICS
Dr. K. Manikandan ,
Associate Professor , Department of Psychology ,University of Calicut
Kerala.
Mary Antony, P
Department of Psychology ,University of Calicut, Kerala.
ABSTRACT
Alcoholism among individuals dramatically increased nowadays. It affects the life as well
as family of the alcoholics. This study was designed to investigate the influence of anxiety and age
difference at marriage on coping styles of spouses of alcoholics and also examined the general
behavior pattern of alcoholics and their family. Data was collected using STAI, AECOM and
background information schedule from 61 women whose husbands were undergoing de-addiction
treatment. The participants were selected by purposive sampling and their age ranges from 20
70. Statistical technique used to analyse the data was two-way ANOVA. Results revealed that
state anxiety as well as trait anxiety significantly interact each other in all components of coping
styles except a few.