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Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts

Defense mechanisms and coping styles are dissimilar in terms of the cognitive operations involved. This study aims to determine the pattern of defense mechanisms and coping styles and its association among relapsing addicts. A descriptive-correlational research design and a multi-stage sampling meth...

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Main Authors:	M. H., Abd Halim,, Farhana, Sabri,
Other Authors:	Faculty of Leadership and Management
Format:	Conference Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	Elsevier Science Bv 2015
Subjects:	Defense mechanisms coping styles relapsing addicts
Online Access:	http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8975
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spelling	my.usim-89752017-01-09T20:50:34Z Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts M. H., Abd Halim, Farhana, Sabri, Faculty of Leadership and Management Defense mechanisms coping styles relapsing addicts Defense mechanisms and coping styles are dissimilar in terms of the cognitive operations involved. This study aims to determine the pattern of defense mechanisms and coping styles and its association among relapsing addicts. A descriptive-correlational research design and a multi-stage sampling method were applied in the sample selection process. A total of 120 respondents, randomly selected from four centers in the central zone of Peninsular Malaysia, were involved in this study. The findings of the study indicate that neurotic defense mechanisms (M=12.46, S.D=2.14) and task-oriented coping style (M=58.67, S.D=10.06) are the most used by relapsing addicts. The neurotic and maturity defense mechanisms are significantly correlated to all three types of coping styles, while the immaturity defense mechanisms were found to be correlated with emotion-oriented coping style. These findings demonstrate that relapsing addicts employ multiple defense mechanism styles and all these styles confirm the existence and nature of sub-cultures in addiction. Associations found between these two variables indicate a need to incorporate the elements of defense mechanisms and coping styles in relapse prevention counseling. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2015-08-05T04:23:57Z 2015-08-05T04:23:57Z 2013 Conference Paper 1877-0428 http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8975 en_US Elsevier Science Bv
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spellingShingle	Defense mechanisms coping styles relapsing addicts M. H., Abd Halim, Farhana, Sabri, Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts
description	Defense mechanisms and coping styles are dissimilar in terms of the cognitive operations involved. This study aims to determine the pattern of defense mechanisms and coping styles and its association among relapsing addicts. A descriptive-correlational research design and a multi-stage sampling method were applied in the sample selection process. A total of 120 respondents, randomly selected from four centers in the central zone of Peninsular Malaysia, were involved in this study. The findings of the study indicate that neurotic defense mechanisms (M=12.46, S.D=2.14) and task-oriented coping style (M=58.67, S.D=10.06) are the most used by relapsing addicts. The neurotic and maturity defense mechanisms are significantly correlated to all three types of coping styles, while the immaturity defense mechanisms were found to be correlated with emotion-oriented coping style. These findings demonstrate that relapsing addicts employ multiple defense mechanism styles and all these styles confirm the existence and nature of sub-cultures in addiction. Associations found between these two variables indicate a need to incorporate the elements of defense mechanisms and coping styles in relapse prevention counseling. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
author2	Faculty of Leadership and Management
author_facet	Faculty of Leadership and Management M. H., Abd Halim, Farhana, Sabri,
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author	M. H., Abd Halim, Farhana, Sabri,
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title	Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts
title_short	Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts
title_full	Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts
title_fullStr	Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts
title_full_unstemmed	Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts
title_sort	relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts
publisher	Elsevier Science Bv
publishDate	2015
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Relationship between defense mechanisms and coping styles among relapsing addicts

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