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By
Mr. Dhayalan. T
Ms. Dhivya. R
Ms. Dilaiksini. M
Ms. Divya Lakshmi. A
Ms. Esther Sheelarani. J
Ms. Gajalakshmi. V
Ms. Hema. S
Ms. Indira. B
Mr. Javeeth Hussain. S
Ms. Jeevitha. P
Ms. Jemima Gifta Queen. Y
OCTOBER 2022
A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF STRESS
AMONG THE WIVES OF ALCOHOLICS AND NON ALCOHOLICS AT
SELECTED VILLAGES IN PUDUCHERRY
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Mental Health Nursing,
College of Nursing,
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,
Puducherry.
BIO-STATISTICIAN : __________________________
Dr. K. Ravichandran, Ph.D,
Assistant Professor,
Biostatistician,
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,
Puducherry.
Date:
Place: Puducherry
COLLEGE OF NURSING
PUDUCHERRY
I hereby declare that project titled "A Comparative study to assess the level of stress
among wives of alcoholics and non-alcoholics in selected villages at Puducherry" is a bonafide
and genuine research work carried out by Mrs. Jakkulin Lilly Priya. C, Asst. Professor, Faculty of
College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry.
Mr. Dhayalan. T
Ms. Dhivya. R
Ms. Dilaiksini. M
Ms. Divya Lakshmi. A
Ms. Esther Sheelarani. J
Ms. Gajalakshmi. V
Ms. Hema. S
Ms. Indira. B
Mr. Javeeth Hussain. S
Ms. Jeevitha. P
Ms. Jemima Gifta Queen. Y
Mr. John Simon. A
Date:
Place: Puducherry
I hereby certify that project titled " A Comparative study to assess the level of stress among
genuine research work done by Mr. Dhayalan. T, Ms. Dhivya. R, Ms.Dilaikshini. M , Ms. Divya
Lakshmi.A, Ms. Esther Sheelarani. J, Ms. Gajalakshmi.V, Ms. Hema. S, Ms. Indira. B, Mr.
Javeeth Hussain. S, Ms. Jeevitha. P, Ms.Jemima Gifta Queen.Y, Mr. John Simon. A in partial
fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing under the guidance of
Mrs. Jakkulin Lilly Priya. C, Asst. Professor, Faculty of College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute
of Medical Sciences.
Seal ________________________
NAME & SIGNATURE
Sr. Dr. Mony. K, M. Sc (N)., Ph. D (N)
Professor cum Principal,
Dept of child health nursing,
College of Nursing,
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,
Puducherry.
Date:
Place: Puducherry
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“Commit your work to the lord, and your plans will be established”
- Proverbs 16:3
All praise to the Almighty God for his guidance and blessing showered upon us throughout
the study. We would like to acknowledge with gratitude the help rendered to us the people for the
successful completion of our dissertation.
We own a great deal of thanks to the Management, Director, Board members and Chairman
of Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry for giving us the opportunity to pursue our
study in this reputed Institute and for their constant support, prayerful blessings and good wishes. We
like to express our sincere gratitude to the Director Principal Dr. Anil. J. Purty, Pondicherry Institute
of Medical Sciences for giving us an opportunity to study in this esteemed Institution .
With deep sense of gratitude and respect, we would like to express our sincere thanks to our
respected Principal Sr. Dr. Mony.K, Professor cum Principal, Department of Child Health Nursing,
College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry for her valuable
suggestions, guidance and constant support throughout this project.
We express our sincere gratitude to the expert members of Institution Review Board,
College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry for their valuable
guidance, direction, valuable suggestions and approval of our study.
We wishes our whole hearted thanks to our Research guide Mrs. Jakkulin Lilly Priya. C,
Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing , P.I.M.S for her
valuable suggestion, guidance, enduring support and timely motivation towards the completion of
this project.
We express our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Malarvizhi. S, Assistant Registrar, Professor and
Head, Department of Medical and surgical Nursing, College of Nursing , P.I.M.S, for her constant
We deeply obliged to Dr. Susan Solomon, M.D, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, PIMS,
Dr. Parthasarathy, Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, PIMS and Mr. Saravanan. S,
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychologist, Dept. of Psychiatry, PIMS for their valid suggestions ,
guidance and support in carrying out the research.
Our Heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Christeen Brigid, Professor & Head, Department of Mental
Health Nursing, College of Nursing, P.I.M.S for her great support ,guidance and valuable
suggestions.
We specially thank Dr. K. Ravichandran, Assistant Professor, Bio statistician, PIMS, who
has contributed in the form of criticism and suggestions of every step of analysis and interpretation
of valuable data in the study.
We express our thanks to Library staff Mrs. Jeeji. R. T & Mr. Ashok Kumar. R , College
of Nursing, PIMS for their timely help in the collection of necessary literatue.
Our sincere thanks to all the participants who have participated in this study and making this
study a successful one.
We express thanks to our friends and well- wishers who helped directly and indirectly in this
study. We would specially thank our beloved parents for their love, support and encouragement
towards carrying out this project successfully.
• Objectives 3
• Operational definition 4
• Hypothesis 4
• Delimitation
4
• Scope of the study.
5
II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 6
III. METHODOLOGY
• Research approach 13
• Research design 13
• Variables 13
• Ethical Considerations 16
16
• Pilot Study
17
• Reliability of the tool
• Discussion
32
• Summary 34
• Limitation 34
34
• Implications
35
• Recommendations
35
• Conclusion
REFRENCES 36
APPENDICES
ii
2. Letter granting permission to do the Research study in Kalapet at
Puducherry iv
x
5. Tool- English & Tamil version
xxix
8. Photographs
LIST OF TABLES
1. f : Frequent
2. < : Less than
3. ≤ : Less than or equal to
4. > : More than
5. ** : Significant
6. * : Not significant
7. SD : Standard Deviation
8. et.al : And Others
9. H1, H2 : Research Hypothesis
10. r : Correlation
11. n : Sample Size
12. % : Percentage
13. p : Probability
14. WHO : World Health Organization
15. i.e : That is
16. SPSS : Sheldon Cohen Stress Scale
17. AUD : Alcohol Use Disorder
18. AUDIT : Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
19. MQS : Marital Quality Scale
20. BDI : Beck Depression Inventory
21. SAD-Q : Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire
22. MCTS : Modified Conflict Tactics Scale
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
It's estimated that globally around 1.4 percent of the population have an alcohol use disorder.
About 2 billion people worldwide consume alcoholic drinks, which can have immediate and long
term consequences on health and social life. Over 76 million people are currently affected by alcohol
use disorders, such as alcohol dependence and abuse. The global average consumption was 6.18 liters
per person in the latest year available. Men are almost two times more likely to binge drink than
women. In 2019, 7% of men had an alcohol use disorder compared with 4% of women. alcohol
consumption – especially in excess – is linked to a number of negative outcomes: as a risk factor for
diseases and health impacts; crime; road incidents; and for some, alcohol dependence. Alcoholism is
linked to violence, disrupted family roles and impaired family communication and partly physical
and psychological illness. It also puts negative impact on the wives of alcoholic and they may develop
the feelings of hatred, self- pity, avoidance of social contacts etc and also puts them at the risk of
developing some psychological problems like anxiety, depression etc. Globally alcohol consumption
causes 2.8 million premature deaths per year. In 2016, 3 million deaths, or 5.3 percent of all global
deaths (7.7 percent for men and 2.6 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
A comparative study to assess the level of stress among the wives of alcoholics and non
alcoholics in selected villages, at Puducherry.
1. To assess level the of stress among the wives of alcoholic and wives of non-alcoholic
2. To compare the level of stress among the wives of alcoholics and non-alcoholics
3. To determine association between the level of stress among the wives of alcoholics and non-
alcoholics with selected Socio-demographic variables.
HYPOTHESIS
H1:There is a significant difference in the level of stress between Wives of Alcoholics and
Wives of Non-Alcoholics.
H2:There is a significant association between the level of stress among Wives of Alcoholic
and Wives of Non-Alcoholics.
METHODOLOGY
Non- experimental comparative study was used to assess the level of stress among the wives
of alcoholics and non- alcoholics. The study was conducted in selected villages at Puducherry. The
participants were selected through consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected by using
demographic variables and Sheldon Cohen Perceived Stress Scale. Data was analyzed by using
RESULTS
Level of stress among wives of alcoholic 8% of the participants had low level of stress, 64%
of the participants had moderate level of stress and 28% of the participants had high level of stress.
Level of stress among wives of non- alcoholic 26% of the participants had low level of stress
CONCLUSION
The present study was concluded that most of the wives of alcoholics and non- alcoholics had
Key words: Assess, the level of stress, wives of alcoholics and wives of non- alcoholics
CHAPTER-I
CHAPTER- II
CHAPTER- III
CHAPTER- IV
CHAPTER- V
REFERENCES
APPENDICES