A Study on Relative Contribution of Hardiness, Self-esteem and Learned Helplessness in Relation to Alcohol Use
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Hardiness, self-esteem, learned helplessness, alcoholism.Abstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the relative contribution of Hardiness, Selfesteem and Learned Helplessness in relation to alcohol use. A sample of 300 alcoholics (adult
males) was selected from community and de-addiction centres from Punjab. The measures
used were Short Alcohol Dependents Data Questionnaire (SADD, Raistrick, Dunbar and
Davidson 1983), Hardiness Scale (Kobasa & Kahn, 1982), Self-esteem Inventories Adult
Form (Coopersmith’s, 1981) and Learned Helplessness Scale by Dhar, U., Kohli, S, & Dhar,
S. (1987). Findings indicated that Hardiness, Self-esteem and Learned Helplessness
contributed significantly for social drinkers whereas did not contribute significantly to
increase level of alcohol use for problem drinkers and alcohol dependents.
