Manuscript Title:

FAMILY ATTITUDE, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS OF PERSON WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

Author:

MIHIR RANJAN NAYAK, MANSWINI DASH, MANASI RANI PANDA, RASMIVA KULLU

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/G67BA

Published : 2023-02-23

About the author(s)

1. MIHIR RANJAN NAYAK - Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
2. MANSWINI DASH - Assistant Professor, Psychology J.K.B.K Govt. College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
3. MANASI RANI PANDA - Psychiatric Social Work, MHI, COE, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha India.
4. RASMIVA KULLU - Psychiatric Social Work, MHI, COE, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha India.

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Abstract

Background: family members may face various negative effect while living with a person having Schizophrenia and it’s highly challenging to peruse a balance attitude towards the patient in course of time. Psychological wellbeing (PWB) is quite similar to other terms that refer to positive mental states, such as happiness or satisfaction, and in many ways, it is not necessary, or helpful to worry about fine distinctions between such terms. Resilience refers to the process during which an individual or family adapts after a crisis. Aims: The present study is a cross-sectional study to investigating the relationship between Family attitude, Psychological well-being and Resilience among family members of person with Schizophrenia. Method: The study involved 60 participants, who are the family members of persons with schizophrenia, after meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A purposive sampling technique was used. After receiving their consent, they were requested to respond to Family Attitude Scale (FAS), Psychological well-being and Resilience scale along with the socio-demographic details form was filled by the participants. Correlational Analysis were used for the data. Result: The result of the study shows that there is a significant co-relation between the Family attitude, psychological well-being and resilience among the family members of person with schizophrenia. Conclusion: family attitude could influence the psychological wellbeing and resilience of caregivers of person having schizophrenia.


Keywords

Schizophrenia, caregivers, psychological wellbeing, family attitude, resilience.