Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of social support,
locus of control and personality traits among patients of depression and anxiety
and to explore these variables as predictor of hopelessness. Purposive sampling
was employed to gather data of 100 participants (Depression=60) and
(Anxiety=40) from indoor and outdoor psychiatric wards of five teaching
hospitals of Lahore. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationship
among social support, locus of control and personality traits. Moreover, social
supports, locus of control and personality traits are likely to predict hopelessness
among patients with anxiety and depression. Multidimensional Scale of
Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Zimet, Dahlem & Farley, 1988), Levenson's
Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale (Levenson, 1988), Eysenck
Personality Questionnaire (EPQ; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1975) and The
Hopelessness Depression symptom Questionnaire (HDSQ; Metalsky & Joiner
,1997) were employed to assess social support, locus of control, personality traits
and hopelessness respectively. The results revealed that there is a negative
relationship between locus of control and psychoticism (personality trait) and
positive correlation between psychoticism (personality trait) and social support
from family among depression patients. Among anxiety patients, there is a
positive correlation between perceived social support and neuroticism
(personality trait) whereas there is negative relationship between perceived
social support and extroversion (personality trait). Furthermore, regression
analysis revealed that neuroticism (personality trait) was strongest predictor of
hopelessness among depressive patients. While among anxiety patients, none of
these variables emerged as predictors of hopelessness.
Faryal Afzal, Tehreem Arshad. (2013) Social Support, Locus of Control and Personality Traits as Predictors of Hopelessness among Patients with Depression and those with Anxiety, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 4, Volume 4.
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