RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALIENATION AND NEUROTICISM AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES
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Research Background: Chronic diseases are long-term conditions requiring continuous management. Psychological factors such as alienation and neuroticism are commonly observed among patients. Alienation reflects social disconnection, while neuroticism involves negative emotional tendencies (Eysenck, 1967; Costa & McCrae, 1992). The study examined their relationship among chronic disease patients.
Objectives: The study objective was to find out the relationship between alienation and neuroticism among patients with chronic diseases.
Procedure: A purposive sampling technique has been employed for the selection of participants in the present study. The total sample has consisted of 300 patients diagnosed with chronic diseases, selected from the Satara and Solapur districts of Maharashtra. The age range of the participants has been restricted to 30 to 60 years. The study Alienation Scale developed by Hardeo Ojha and Neuroticism Scale developed by Ivan Scheier and Raymnd Cattell and Prepared by K. Kapoor and S. D. Kapoor have been used.
Conclusions: It can be concluded that alienation has shown a positive and statistically significant relationship with neuroticism among chronic disease patients, indicating that patients experiencing higher levels of alienation have also exhibited higher levels of neuroticism.
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